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EDISON GENERAL FILE SERIES

1916

Edison General File Series
1916. Chemicals (E-16-16)

These folders contain correspondence and other documents relating to
the expansion, consolidation, and reorganization of Edison's personally
owned organic chemical businesses in 1916. Included are items pertaining to
the addition of new product lines such as para-amidophenol (used in dyeing
and photograph developing); sales, contracts, and deliveries; customer
complaints about the quality of the product; and plant design and operations.
There are also references to increased chemical production by other
companies, declining prices, the search for new phenol and toluol customers,
and the decision to discontinue aniline production at the end of the year.
Specific issues that received Edison's personal attention include the design
of a new benzidine plant, widespread phenol discoloration due to faulty cans,
the accumulation of unsold stocks of low-demand chemicals such as
naphthaline and myrbane, the sale of toluol to foreign governments, and a
contract dispute with Great Britain involving Herbert Lewis, John Fletcher
Moulton, and Lord Northcliffe.

Also included are interoffice communications providing summary
information regarding plant productivity, contracts for raw materials, the
distribution of phenol and paraphenylenediamine to various customers, and
the status of Edison's personal chemical plants. A few documents discuss
more general issues such as labor conditions, environmental pollution,
Edison's opinions about the future of the U.S. chemical industry, and his ideas
on color dyes and chlorine products.

Most of the business correspondence was initially handled by Edison's
personal assistant, William H. Meadowcroft. By the end of the year, most
sales had been turned over to the newly formed Chemical Sales Division
under the direction of Frederick D. Lockwood, while specialty products made
in smaller volumes were sold in bulk to the American Oil & Supply Co. in
Newark. Other Edison employees who appear as authors and recipients
include chief engineer Miller Reese Hutchison, who also negotiated sales
contracts in his own right; plant designer William H. Mason; H. H. Meno
Kammerhoff, supervisor of operations at Edison's chemical plants in Silver
Lake, New Jersey; plant managers Wilfred S. Dowling and James T . Phelan;
experimenter Peter C. Christensen; and sales managers Archibald C. Emery
and Frederick D. Lockwood.

Among the corporate correspondents are E. B. Badger & Sons., Binney
& Smith Co., Dominion Iron & Steel Co., Ltd., , Du Pont de Nemours & Co.,
Eastman Kodak Co., Merck & Co., Mitsui & Co., J. P. Morgan & Co., E. R.
Squibb & Sons, and Stein Hirsh & Co., as well as numerous firms in the textile
and fur dyeing industries, which were major consumers of Edison's products.
Other correspondents include benzol purchasing agent Clarence Dillon,
aniline sales broker Stanley Doggett, Swiss chemist William Knecht, and
Lieutenant Commander H. Kimberly, powder inspector for the U.S. Navy.

Because Edison's secretaries glued carbon copies of replies to the
original incoming correspondence, the items in these folders are not in exact
chronological order. Some of the letters may be difficult to read because of
the dark brown paper used for the carbons.

Approximately 15 percent of the documents have been selected. The
selected documents reflect Edison's personal role in making business and
technical decisions, setting overall strategy, and dealing with specific
customer relations problems. The unselected material includes routine
business correspondence handled by Meadowcroft; inquiries that received
standard replies; routine items relating to orders, shipping, and delivery
delays; credit checks on prospective customers; routine and unexecuted
contracts; sales catalogs; chemical analysis reports; customer lists; multiple
copies of form letters; and replies stating that Edison was away in Florida or
on a camping trip. Also unselected are technical and business documents not
handled by Edison personally such as complaints about product quality;
reports on benzol plant operations from Claude H. Opdyke at Woodward,
Alabama, and John Bacon, Jr. at Johnstown, Pennsylvania; technical notes
on plant design and operations; and routine administrative records relating to
the various Silver Lake plants. The numerous outgoing letters that duplicate
the correspondence in the General Letterbook Series have not been selected.

Related material can be found in the Harry F. Miller File— Chemical
Correspondence and Contracts (Legal Series) and in the Chemical Production
Records (Special Collections Series).

Edison General File Series
1916. Chemicals (E-16-16)
August

August 1st. 1916.

Ur. Louis Iazard,

92 Willium Street,

Mow York City.

ily dear Mr . hazard :

I' have received your favor of the 29th ultimo, ana
once more hog to express my regret that our people at the fao-
tory made the mistake of stencilling our name on the packages
which went to your London office, ®»is mistake, however, will
not bo repeated.

You ask us for an assurance that in case soratf of your
customers abroad communicate direot with us that we will refer
thefr matter to you.

.Ur* Edison says in rogard to this question that if
you kll. furnish us with a list of your customers, we. will pro¬
tect you as we have done in tho case of American customers, hut
Otherwise he could not agroo to do so.

Yours very truly.

Woodward Iron Co.,

Woodward, Ala.

Since my telegram of July 26th, market for Naphthaline has
dropped very considerably on account large importations from
Europe. Am informed market yesterday 7 4 no takers. Are you
willing sell one-half joint oarload at best price obtainable.
THOMAS A. EDISON.

RECEIVED AT S3S MA1N ST. „ J

91 NY GC 16 ORANGE, N. J}'

WOODWARD ALA AUG 2 350PM ftftP

THIS A EDISON V

ORANGE, Nd

YOUR TELEGRAM DATE WE ARE WILLING TO JOIN WITH YOU IN SELLING
NAPHT^AHLINE AT PRICE MENTIONED V‘

WOODWARD IRON CO

August 2nd. 1916.

American Oil & Supply Co.,
62 Lafayette Street,
Mewark, M.J.

Gentlemen:

In regard to your losses >on the sales of Aniline Oil sb
between the price the same haB been billed by us and v/hat you had to
sell for, let me say that as to the Aniline Oil sold by you in April,
May and June, I will allow you to make a profit of 10$ on the priceB
at which you sold, and give you a credit for the difference between
that price and the price at which we charged the Aniline Oil to you,
aooording to the following figures whioh are copied from the memorandum
you gave Mr. Meadoworoft.

| . 0* T Co^J I

Selling :Prioa l

6/8

6/19

6/2

6/9

6/10

6/13

4600 lbs,
4600
1800
1800
4600
4600
22400
4600

$ .64

6oit.<S~

-

I will take the same course of procedure in regard to your
sales of Aniline Oil in July, 1916, except that in this case I can allow
you only 6$ instead of 10$.

. Meadoworoft in this case are

Go a..

Selling Price.

7/17

7/21

7/26

18000 lbs.,
6379 " •>

900 " ..

.36

$ .37 1/2
.37 1/2
.37 l/2

I will also follow the same procedure in regard to the loss on
your sales of Aniline Salt, allowing you to mate 10J&. fhe figures in
this case as given by you to Mr. Meadoworoft, are as follows: • , .

a. a. *-S. Cri /““*

Selling Price. _ Cost -o-rr^

Bate.

7*|l2

7/14

Weight.

1060 lbs..

$ .60

1/2

Yours very truly,

J 7 .

a . £alm

$ .60
.60
.60

august 2nd- 19X6 .

Keith Car Company,

. 122 South Michigan Ave . ,

Chicago, Ill*

Gentlemen :

If you are chort on tenk oars for carrying acid, Mr*
Edison is in position to help out with two acia tank cars tliat
ho owns personally, Shoy are comparatively now cars, he bought
them for now about seven months ago, and wo used thorn for a few
months to bring Sulphuric Acia to our works. As wo havo mado
othor arrangements for the delivery of our acidB, Mr. Edison is
willing to ront these two cars .

If you are l.oking for acia cars, end have any proposi¬
tion lo offor ho will bo glad to hoar from you.

Yours vory truly,

resistant to Mr. Edison.

GcmNTKrG Glass Works

Thomas A. Edison Laboratory,

Orange , N . J.

Gentlemen: - Attention Mr. William H. Meaflgwcrqft

further in reference to your favor of July \

IVth regarding bulbs of heat-resisting quality, capacity
approximately 17 gallons, would state that we find we \
no longer have the mould for this size bulb. We have,
however, a mould comprising a 18" bulb approximately \
of 12 gallons capacity. If these will answer your
purpose, we can furnish you them in any lots desired,
delivery to begin within about three to four weeks after
receipt of order. \

As to price, these bulbs are quite difficult to \

manufacture. As we have never turned them out very /'X _ _

extensively, we have no very definite records on which / ■
to base a price. However, we will furnish them to you , f\

in lots of from five to twenty five at a price of ijlO.OO ^ . /

each, net, F.O.B. Corning, H. Y. , packages charged. If, \ /

after we have made several, we find that we can manufacture,,.. _

them at a lower cost that the price estimated, we will
be pleased to reduce the price to you.

Referring to your last paragraph, outlining
the method in which these bulbs were to be used, would
state that the heat-resisting glass will be very
satisfactory; the only danger might possibly be one of
mechanical strain, i»e*f if the material in solidifying
should become too hard and cause breakage.

If you find that only the 17 gallon bulb will
answer your requirements, we could undoubtedly make these
up for you. V/e would first have to construct a mould, the
oost for a metal one being approximately $170.00, and that
of a wooden one approximately $35.00. We, however, would
not recommend a wooden mould inasmuch as it becomes useless
after making ten to twelve bulbs, due to the excessive heat
of this heat-resisting glass.

Trusting this gives you the desired information.

Very truly yours,

KITING GLASS Y/OKKS,

IBC/H

FY ROCHESTER NY 921AM AUG 3
W G MEADOWCROFT,

^THOMAS A EDISON INC.,

ORANGE Nd

HAVE SO FAR RECEIVED ONLY SIXTEEN POUNDS PARAM IDOPHENOL AM UNABLE TO GET
ANY INFORMATION AS TO YOUR PROGRAM FOR REGULAR DELIVERIES WERE - ASSURED
THAT YOU WOULD DELIVER SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY TO ONE THOUSAND POUNDS BEFORE
AUGUST FIRST WE PLANNED ON RECEIVING THIS QUANTITY ALSO REGULAR SHIPMENTS
THIS MONTH FAILURE TO RECEIVED PARAM IDOPHENOL VERY SERIOUS WILL YOU WIRE
US IMMEDIATELY RELIABLE PARTICULARS WHAT WE MAY EXPECT S'

EASTMAN KODAK CO

1021AM

August- 3*a. 1916.

American Oil & Supply Co.,

62 Lafayette Street,

IJewark, h.j.

Attention of Hr. K. ff. Hoffman.

Gentlemen :

" Soforring to the various conversations I have liaa
with you about Banziaino, lot mo say that if you bring to me
a firm oontraot for,, say, 2,000 pounds a day for one (1) year,
X should bo willing to consider erecting a special plant to
mote it, and in such ease would expect to have the plant ready
for operation in either six or eight weeks after breaking
ground.

fours very truly.

August 3rd. 1916.

Mr. Efison:

• I am dictating this memorandum so as to give you an idea of

what y.o • will have at our disposal in tho way of Carbolic Acid.

1 aslcod Ur. Kammorhoff what ho would have for spot sales,
over and abovo all contract requirements during the month of August.
Ho has gotten so far ahodd on his contracts that ho will have in tho
month of August more than 160,000 pounds for spot solo.

Besides this, he will have more than enough to complete tho
two remaining deliveries on that contract for 60 tons, which you made
with .'.'arsden-Sewell Corporation.'

In regard to Phenol from Plant #2, Llason is at present only
malting at about tho rate that will fill our contract deliveries,
which are 5600 pounds a day, as follows:

Heydon Chemical works, 1,000 pounds a day.

American oil & Supply Company, 2600 pounds a day.

Stein, Hirsh & Company, 2,000 pounds a day.

As to. spot Phonol from tho #2 Plant, they have some on hand
that was returned by Stein, Hirsh & Company, which was badly discolored
I do not know exactly how much, but it is somewhere orotund 14,000 or
16,000 pounds. Stoin, Hirsh & Company will return the stuff from Hoy¬
den, which as ho told you was bo tee on 35 and 40 tons. All of this,
of course, will have to bo ro-diBtillod. and your decision was to have
it re-distilled by Hr* Kemmerhoff in one of his unused stills. He-
oan do this at the rate of 1,000 to 3,000 poundB a day. I'ou decided
not 'to have this re-distilled until wo had occasion to call for it,
so that there would bo loss chanoo of discolouration.

iie should, therefore, bo able to sell at spot this month, if
necessary approximately, 250,000 pounds.

MEAD 017 CHOP I.

Mr. A. C. Emery,

Purchasing Dopt.

Silver Mice, H. J.,
August 3rd, 1916.

Subject : HE3U1SX2I0HS TOR APPARASDS FOR lEUTRALIZIIJG PHKHOTAW. B

With reference to ny letter of July 2lBt, dealing with the
requisitions for the necessary apparatus for the carbonating plant, 1 woe
informed by your hr. Gtallaghor that all maohinos end apparatus will be de¬
livered in 30 and 40 days respectively from date of order. This boing the
case, 1 hove asked Hr. Edison whether I now should go ahead preparing
foundations, pipe lines, etc., for this now errangemont. Hr. Edison
gave his 0-K to go ahead, adding: "It must bo in operation within two
months, or I cannot got ny money back# Signod "T.A.E., Aug. 1, 1916."

I presume that you will have in the meantime ordered the
apparatus and machinery, as por ny previous requisitions mentioned in ny
letter of July Slot, and am now herewith handing you a number of other
requisitions, preferably for pipeB and aooessorios. I would a3k you to
kindly handle all thoso orders bolonging to our shop ordor #2158 ao boing
"urgent", i.o«, those quotations for this material should bo given prefer¬
ence for others which secure shortest possible time of delivery, provided,
of course, that prioes are within acceptable limits to you.

Our requisitions contain material of standard size and make.

If one or the other material, asked for, cannot be had, in say, 2 or 3 weeks,
please let me know before you order, as then wo mlgit bo able to use some
other size which io somewhere on hand.

Copy to Hr. Edison.

FOREST HILL PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION.

Newark N.J., Aug.3,1916.

Ur. Delos Holden, General Counsel,
Thomas A. Edison, Inc.

West Orange, N.J.

Dear sir:'1Ie8Br8< Dralcef Edward H. Ackley and Charles T. Witt-

stein of our Association's Health Committee, would like to again
visit your Silver Lake Plant, at 9:30 A.li. Teusday the eight instant,
These gentlemen were on the Committee which visited your Plant
before. If this would be convenient to Ur. Uason will y6u kindly
have him so advise Mr. WlttBtein at 276 Delavan Avenue. Newark* N.J.
and oblige

Very truly yours,

PRESIDENT.

I’OREST HILL PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION.

Newark ,N. J. ,
August 3,

1916.

Mr. Delos Holden, General Counsel,
Thomas A. Edison, Inc.,

West Orange, N.J.

On the 29th ultimo I acknowledged receipt of your letter
or: Jul? 26th. and stated that I. had sent a photographic copy of the
same to Chairman Wittstein of our Health Committee and Chairman
Parker of our Legal Committee, hut that I had not had an oppor¬
tunity to cnsult with them. I have since seen Chairman Wittstein
and Mr. Ackley of our Health Committee and Mr. Jackson, our Vice
President. I have also received a letter from the Newark Bureau of
Combustibles , dated July 31, 1916 which reads as follows:

"In reply to your letter as to benzol :benzol is classed
by us as a highly volatile , highly inflammaie liquid whose vapors
when mixed with air are: explosive. We put benzol in the same cat¬
egory as gasoline, benzine and naphtha and regulate the storage in
accordance with this idea."

Captain Gasser' s letter gives us concern and in view of
tithe recent explosion at Communipw we desire to ask what instructions
have been issued to the employes of your Silver. Lake Plant witji
regard to the handling of nitro-benzol and who is charged with see¬
ing that these Instructions' are carried out.

You will remember that when our Committee visited your
Silver Lake Plant we saw tank cars withawarning notices posted on
them on your sidings. We have sinoe been informed that some of
these cars , containing thousands of gallons of iiitro-tjenzoi were in
imminent danger of exploding in June, when the explosion that shoo*
Forest Hill, and the fire which followed, took place, mad that the
railroad men refused to handle these cars. We have also learned from
the Newspapers that the laws of this state governing the
of explosives? were not obeyed at Communipaw, and the great disaster
of last Saturday night resulted. .

As you doubtless know, it is claimed that no cars of
explosives should have been run onto the docks unless a boat was
ready to take them away. We are wondering whether your cf**
nitro-benzol are being emptied into your subterranean resorvoirs
immediately upon receipt? are also wondering how you get this
nitro-benzol out of said resorvoirs and in what quantity and ho w
you use it. As we understand it,. it is distilled and in the distill
ation process the explosion in June oocured.

The fearless way in which Mr. Mason spoke of nitro--
benzol came to my mind in reading a recent editorial on Black Tom s
Bombardment " in the Newark Evening News. After reciting the New
Jersey and Federal Statutes governing the handling of explosives
the editorial states:

Kr. Delos Holden - 2 -

« Y#t, in spite of ell these regulations and the severity of the
criminal law provisions, the disaster occurred. That this was poss¬
ible may be accounted for by over-confidence inspired in the breasts
of men who are engaged in the handling of explosives. They have in¬
ured themselves? to the dangers of their occupation and have laughed
at the fears of those who have nervously anticipated the coming of
Just suoh a dleaBter . This is human nature as it is exemplified
in every munition factory., tfen become reckless when they have been
engaged'dn explosive manufacture or handling for any lenght of time.
They grow to believe that they lead charmed lives .

y * This - is the human element that makes for supreme danger in
the munitions business despite all regulatory safeguards. After the
Communapaw disaster of five and a half years ago, the Hews declared
that the lesson to be learned from it was that ' the handling of
high explosives in large quantities, in transit or otherwise, ought
to be prohibited within a prescribed distance from centers of popu¬
lations. ' In extraordinary times like the present, there are certain
to be large quantities of explosive* in transit and in storage at
the shipping points. *hat the increased likelihood of disaster
should make for extra precautions is a common place,- but equally
so is the over confidence that grows pat of the constant handling
of such material at such times."

The purpose of this liter which I am sanding to lKpu by reg-
isyered mail, is to call to your attention and that of your Company
the need for the utmost care in the handling Of this nitro-benzol,
to the end that if life is subsequently lost and property damaged
through the violation of 1« by your '•'ompany or its employes , that you
and your Company shall not "be held gull ties e for lack of haying had
your attention called to the need for careful provision against a
reourrence of the explosion which took place in JUne,

I wish again to take advantage of thie opportunity to eay
that we believe your Company are taking great responsibility ini
manufacturing chemicals and dyes in a locality whioh ie flanked on
both Eaet and West by highly developed residential districts whioh
were there- before your. Plant was constructed. •

last Itonday night ths odors from yftdf plant during the entire
night were worse than I have ever known them. I am sending a copy of
thiB letter to the Bloomfield Commwn Council which body I addressed
on thie subject of explosives? last June in an endeavor to impress on
them the responsibility they were assuming ijJ permitting an industry
suoh ae yours to develop in such a localitywhere there are more sal¬
oons than in any other Ward in the City, for whiskey and high ex¬
plosives are a bad combination. w , _

I am also sending a copy of thie letter to the , ewark Ev¬
ening Hewe which has anticipated in its 'columns that the explosions
at Communipaw would put more *vlm" into oO> fight on the conduct and

location of your Silver Lake Plant. ^ _ _ _ -

I understand that there have been rafuiale to renew >ire In-
sur ancenPoli ciee in the neighborhood of your Silver Lake Plant .1 ha
Have been unable to obtain the reasons for thie action by the Tire
Coumaniee but they evidehtly are concerned over the eituation.

Very truly yours,

PRESIDENT

American Oil & Supply Comoany, a corporation having it8
plooo of bualnoau at EE Lafayette street. Ho work, il. J., hereby pur¬
chases and ngreoc to receive from Shosas ii. Mi son and the eaid
Kiomae ... Edison hereby cello to said /-ooricad Oil & Supply company,
i Aiaido Phonol Hydrochloride /"for Photographic purposes Muring tho
l‘'* -p— m i»* «« — - a’it, 1917, inclusive, end

(iOALlTY.

JiBABSISK.

ERICS.

DELIVERIES.

!iO bo of good standard quality, cemo r.s rrovloasly
furnished.

2o be four the as and (4,000) pounds per month from
August let, 1916 to January Met, 1917.

£o be four dolloro ($4.00) per pound, I. 0. S.
Silver Lake, i>. J., no charge for package if tho
m&toriel is packed ae at precent in kege or boxes
lined with waxes paper. If the material or any
port of it is requires to be packed in bottles,
tho bottles shall be furnlshoS by the American
Oil & Supply Company, and Edison will peck the
material therein free of charge.

!o bo made and taken at the rate of four thousand
(4,000) pounds per mouth, commencing August 1st,
1916 and onding January blet, 1917.

Shirty (SO) days, or loss l?s within ton days from
„dato of each shipment, payable in Ben York City
funde, in United States gold or its equivalent in
’United Statos currency. -

In the ovont of war, firo, flood, strike, lookout,
accident, or other liko causes boyondtho control
•of said Edison, interfering with the production,
consumption satby transportation of tee goods heroin
described, pro-rata deliveries under this contract -
□boll coaco for the period required to remove the
cause end repair tho damage.

■■■■.- (signed) Shoe. A. Edison. -

>n CO-CtC

Ilr* Thomas A. Edison* l -»•

Al-g^y^rf <Ltt.t,\X\ ll<W L-tfi" C.C.$\ ~bllQ S tltxn*

Subjects _ SUPPLY O? ELE^hua cOhEHI. _. — ' (,

. .

ItttstLaju. j oajJJL U'J-t.^ Tb £p*-c. 3 j
Shortly after we Inaialled our second motor generates*

I reported on Jar oh 16 th, 1916, that our load on day time was 950 atorjses,
and at nijgit time about 1050 and 1100 amperes. At that tlmg‘*f‘flraw
your attention to the increasing consumption of current :■ in tho Aniline
Plant, which showed a tendency to bring our load soon up to tho full
capacity of tho two generators, i.o., 1600 amperes at 230 volts.

The ' attached records .covering oaoh 34 hours on July 14th
and July 17th show that the total consumption of current has now grown
so far that our too generators run most of the time noarly full loaded,
tho roading showing as much as 1680 amperes. .1 presume that in the’
Aniline Plant the consumption is still on the increase, whilst we ourselves
will use quite somo more current ao soon as tho Carbonating Plant oomos
into operation. If it is not possible to switch at least a part of
tho Aniline Plant over to somo other foeding line (Primary Battery), I
think that an enlargement of our power plant is unavoidable.

Vi's have at present installed two motor generator sots
from Crocker-V, heeler Co.., each set consisting of a 2300-volt A. C. motor,
driving a D. C. dynamo of 200 K. W.

Mr. A. A. Drew, President,

Forest Hill Protective '.saooiation,

530 Parker ;3t., iiewark, H. j.

Bear Sir;

Both your letters of the 3rd instant wera duly received. With
reference to the letter relating to the proposed visit of Messrs.

M. S. Drake, Chas. ffl. Wittsteln and Edward H. Ackley to our plant at
Silver Lake on Tuesday next at 9.30 A. K., wo will he pleased to have
Messrs. Drake and Wittstein visit the plant at that time, and also Mr.
Aokloy, provided he is neither a chemist nor a lawyer. Hr. Mason is
away at present hut is expected hack on Monday. Should it he impossible
for Mr. Mason to meet the above named gentlemen on Tuesday, arrangements
will he made for someone else to receive them and show them through the
plant.

’■reply, to your other letter of the 3rd instant, relating
mostly to benzol, must he deferred until Mr. Mason’B return.

I am sending a copy of this letter to IJr. ittstein.

Yours very truly.

WH/JU

General Counsel,

Kb-stis Cm CoBPMf

PEOPLES GAS BUILDING

1SS SOUTH MICHIGAN AVENUE

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We have your letter of August 1st in reply to our
communication of July 22nd in regard to renewal of contract No.

Ill for K.T.X. 690 tfhich expires September 1st. 1916.

llote you^ state under your present storage arrangement,
you can very readily got along without the use of this car a£ter
September 1st, and that you therefore, do not care to renew the
lease. /

Thii is entirely satisfactory to us, as we have another
contract on Which it is necessary we furnish 100 cars commencing
with September 1st of each year, on which we can very readily
apply this/car, and we will give you disposition which will enable
you to dispose of it prior to September 1st.

/ You have four oilier oars on contract No. 125 which
exp ires' November 26th, 1916, and if your storage situation is such
that you would also care to release these four cars prior to
November 26th, we wouj.4 bo very glad to take possession of them
in advance of that date.

/ Y/e are advising you of this so you may not feel obligated

/to continue these' cars in your service until the expiration of uhe

contract if you.-do not need them.

Yours truly,

KEITH CAE COMPANY .

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PEOPLES GAS BUILDING

Ghboae® Aug 4, 1916.

Mr. Wm. H. Meadowcroft,

Assistant to Mr. Bdison,

Orange, U. J.

Dear Sir:-

V/e have your letter of August 2nd stating Ur. Edison
has two acid cars which he is willing to rent at this time, and
if we are looking for acid cars and have a proposition to offer,
will— he. glad to hear from us.

V/e have never gone into the sub leasing of tank cars,
but shall be very glad to assist you in finding some one who would
probably need this particular equipment, in which event we would
be pleased to refer these parties to you direct, to whom you could
probably lease the cars for a very good rental, and you should
have no- difficulty in finding service for the cars at this time.

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August 7th. 1916,

Amerioan Oil & Supply Company, a corporation having its
place of bus inass at 62 Lafayette Street, Newark, H. J., hereby
purohases and agrees to receive from Thomas A. Edison and the said
Thomas A. Edison hereby sells to said Amerioan Oil & Supply Company,
Para Amido Phenol Base, approximately 90% pure, during the period
from August 1st, 1916 to Deoember 31st, 1916, inclusive, and aB follows:

QUALITY. To be of good standard quality, same aB previously

furnished.

QUANTITY. To be fifteen hundred (1600) pounds per month from

August 1st, 1916 to Deoember 3lBt, 1916.

PRICE. To be four dollars ($4.00 ) per pound, F. 0. B.

Silver Lake, N. J. , no charge for package if Ifce
material is paoked as at present in kegs or’ boxes
lined with waxed paper. If the material or any
part of it is required to be paoked in bottleB,
the bottles shall be furnished by the American
Oil & Supply Company, and Edison will pack the
material therein free of oharge.

CONDITIONS.

To be made nne taken at the rate of fifteen hundred
(1600) pounds per month, commencing August 1st, 1916,
and ending Deoember 31st, 1916.

Thirty (30) days, or Iobb 1% within ten days from
late of eaoh shipment, payable in New York City
funds, in United States gold or its equivalent in
United stateB ourrenoy.

In the event of war, fire, 'flood, strike, lookout,
accident, or other like causes beyond the control
of said Edison, interfering, with the produotion,
consumption and transportation of the goods herein
described, pro-rata deliveries under this contract
phi'll oease for the period required to remove the
cause and repair the damage.

Accepted.

August 8th. 1916.

Mr. Edison:

You quoted Robert Lozier 56^per pound on 6 tone of Phenol
for the British Amerioan Chemical Co. yesterday. Mr. Lozier
said that the British Amerioan Chemioal Co. had reoeived quotation
from reliable sources for Edison Phenol at 64^ per pound. He asks
if you will proteot him to the extent of per pound as before.

He has quoted the British fimerioan Chemioal Co. 56^ per pound,
but he and the Purchasing Agent of the British Amerioan Chemioal
Co. a±e ooming out here to adjust the price. They will be here
at llt45 this morning.

To save all the time he oan he wants to know if it will be
all riglit^to* notify Mr. Kammerhoff to get 2 l/2 tonB of Phenol
ready for shipment by truok» as the British Amerioan Chemioal
Co* are very anxious to get this Phenol today sure.

H. P. MILLER.

August 8th. 1916.

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Mr. Edison:

Mr. Stevens stated over the telephone that in the
latter part of May he sent samples of Carbolio Aoid to many
of his correspondents abroad, and quoted them, in accordance
with information received from you, at 60^ per pound, I'.A.S.

Hew York. Mr. Stdvens wants to know if there is a change
in price, as he considers this price a little high according
to the foreign market. He thinks he might reoeive a few orders
if the prioe was ohanged.

H. i1. MULES.

SPECIALTIES:

EMERALD OIL
GINGINOL
RHEO Tooth Powder
BRUNELA
PEDELLA

MOONE CHEMICAL CO.,

MANUFACTURERS OF

HIGH-GRADE ANTISEPTICS AND GERMICIDES

Rochester, New York

Edison Laboratories,
Orange, N. J.

Gentlemen

8, 1916 , _

Regarding shipment of 250 lbs discolored

Our original order to you called for ship¬
ment to be made by the Lehigh East Freight.

Your letter of yesterday adtises that this
has been shipped by the Erie, c/d Lehigh Valley.

/ Deliveries to Rochester on the Erie are

/ notoriously slow and, as we are in urgent need of this
I Carbolic Acid, wire your best price on a further 250
V. lbs by express.

It is absolutely necessary that we have thiB
phenol at the earliest possible moment and we trust that
we can rely on you to help us out^^,^

Have just called up the Brre freight agent
and find that they have no knowledge of thiB particular
car.

Yours very truly ,

C.T.

Moone Chemical Company

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Aug. 10, 1916,

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We aro sorry to iAform youlthat the Carbolic Acid v

which we are now receiving frmn^m n0tjtc>^Sf3P(^0Mv tWr-u-A
The shinment delivered to us qn Monday is discolored and only
. cluua. <9-t£

partly crystallized. When we have accumulated a 4u-0

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regret that we are compelle

Yours very truly.

K/F.

THE HEYDEN CHBMXCAI WOHKS.

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Mr. Lozier juBt^gaed ^p on the ^lephone^and Baid ^

Mr. Edison^ yj^Jfe

Mr. Lozier just .called Jrp on the telephone and Bald
that the BritishUifierican Che®L4al Comneny want to dupliohte

their order for 2 l/2 tons of Phenol, which thpy got on August
8th. What he wants to know is, what is the^latest time tomorrow
morning they can notify you they want this Phenpa, in order
to get it out the same day. This additional tons is to
be at the same prioe, and at the same terms/

H. F. MILLER.

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August 12 th. 1916..

Hr. Stanley Doggett,

99 John Street,

Hem York City.

Dear Sir: .

I have written you previously asking for shipping
inis tract ions for your contract Aniline Oil for tho remaining
days of thiB month, but have received no directions or. reply
from you.

I must ask you to please favor mo with shipping in¬
structions as 1 have no room for storage, we aie greatly con¬
gested at my plant, and I would also lilco to have you relieve
me of the .aniline Oil remaining over your contract quantity
for last month.

lours veryntruly.

August 12th* 1916.

Mr. Edison:

Sometime ago Ur. Kammerhoff shipped the Moone
Chemical Company a 250 pound drum of discolored Carbolio
Aoid. This was at 60^ per pound, E. 0. B. Silver lake.
They asked us to trace this shipment, which we did, and
upon their zx asking for it at the freight office, they
were told that it oheoked short. They are very much in
a hurry for this Phenol and asked us for a quotation on
another drum of 260 pounds of discolored Phenol, and you

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quoted them £&f' per pound. They telegraph us that due
to the fact that the shipment checks short, they want us
to duplicate this shipment, at the same prioe of 60^ per
pound. Shall we have the first shipment returned?

H. E. MI LUSH.

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Silver Lata, N. J.t
Auguat 14th, 1916.

Subject i

Kogarding . the discolored Phenol, X bog to drav; your attention
to the foot .that the difficulty which wo have met with during the last two
months very probably could not have boon avoided if we had used a dephlegnator
and a column. Our Phenol was discolored in tho first plaoe by standing for
too long a time in galvanized iron cans, tho galvanized airtn of whioh pooled
off. Tho rooult was a more or loss darkish brown color of the previously
white Phenol. The pinky discoloration took place when wo started using Nitre
Cato, and this, 1 am nuro, will disappear not/ that wo noutralizo usain with
Ohamber Acid. I do not boliovo that a dophlegmator and column can purify the
Phenol and prevent it from turning red after a few days if tho dieooloration
is oaussd by impure raw material, by Eitro Cake containing nitric Acid, or by
other impurities. We have, for instanco, redistilled the recovered Phenol,
whioh was returned from tho Was Plant, three or four tines, without getting
rid of the discoloration, in thia case consisting of all kinds of colors —

When Badger sent us his first still tho construction of tho
column and dephlogmator was wrong, and the apparatus did not work at all. Hr.
Mason tells ms that ho hod a conversation with Badger' s engineer, who admitted
that at the time when they delivered tho first still they did not know much
about distilling Phenol. Badger's engineer now claims that their construction,
is a perfeot one. This may bo true, but I believe that no dephlogmator and
column can create a purer Phenol than we got by distilling our Phenol twioe.

If, however, you want to try Badger's new dephlogmator and column, I bog to sug¬
gest that as a trial one still in your Plant No. H might be ohangod, before wo
spend the money for all our stills, and perhaps find out later that the de-

PARFUMERIE M>

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MANUFACTURER

“TOILET REQUISITES OF QUALITY"

Thomas A. Edison,
Orange,

New Jersey,

Gentlemen:-

ITH ST. NEW YORK 1,7. murV.y mti. I

AUg. 14, 1916. \

llrt 'l1£rt

X few months ago we plirSased from youBomert
Paraphenylene Diamin and did not have An opportunity to use it
until the last two weeks, having a stodk still on jhand of the
imported goods. on^v QX&t-yM iK^ (K-'vCT

VJ^'I IL. uu-T-fr^T al X$~-*-SLcZL <£. o-A^pla

I am somewhat aisappointdd fr^m the result we obtained
in using your preparation, although I want to strongly impress
in your mind that I am not making a 'complaint, because the make of
this product in this country is somewhat new, I do not wish to '
criticise only I thought you wouldlike to be. informed of t
following: ULrTfg, w ■» t*>tl

We u&W^this pVqSration . for hair coloring, and

the writer personally used it himself on about 50 ocasionB during
the last two weeks. X notice that the color obtained rubs off on
everything it comes in contact with and if the hair is washed a
few hours after the application, all the color oomes off, although
the dye was applied with the usual care, the hair being free from
grease and giving time for complete oxidation, after the application
before drying it, but in spite of that after washing the hair, every
particle comes off, or if left unwashed, rubs off on everything it
comes in contact with.

As I said in the beginning of this letter, this is not
a complaint but merely a report of the result obtained with your
goods, as I do not doubt that you can make a product as perfect as
the imported, if you are informed of the weak pointB. And while I
do not pretend to have the technical experience of the eminent
chemist in charge“>our laboratory, I have 30 years experience in
dyeing hair with the product named above, and if I can be of any
help to your chemist in furnishing further explanation, I will be
very glad to hear from you.

The product we used previous to .this: , and for many years.',
is the so-called Drsol-D. if you have any suggestions to make
about tile color obtained with your product so as to be fast and
lasting, I will appreciate as a special favor to hear from you at
your earliest convenience.

IiPV/AK

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j§>tattbg Snggett

CGnUms, CCipmirals, ®ils mb 4fltm>ral prnhurtH

99 John and 11-18 Cuff Streets

of the 12th and wish to say that I an unable to secure
storage space for Aniline Oil and as ny custdmera have
asked me to rith-Jiold shipments for a short while
longer, I would kiraly ask you to please indulge me
a little longer, as I am unable to secure storage
facilities as above mentioned. I hope in the near
future to ba in a position to take care of these
shipments.

Thanking you for your^kindness, X f
Eesu»ot fully you:

EAB/EOT

1L $terre TJalltgnp

In my letter to you yesterday, I forgot to say that
your product is a brown reddish color, instead of the "iron gray"
as the imported Ursol-D, and the shade it gives the hair is very
reddish, rather objectionable, ;

Since writing you, we have had two of our customers
come back to us complaining that the dye we applied on their hair
a few days ago, rubbed off on everything.

Trusting to hear from you soon, we remain.

LPV/AK

Respectfully yours,

L. PIERRE' VAIilGRY,

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My dour Admiral:

I am enclosing letter received from Office of
ilaval Inspector of Powder, -Hast Coast, Post Office Building,
Jersey, City, H. J. , Ho. 226-E, on the subject of rejection of
phenol.

. Hr. Edison says tills slight pinkish color
does not in any way. injure the phenol for use in the manufacture
of picric acid. All phenol is apt to discolor in this way, and
no chemist has as yet boon able to ascertain why the plight
discoloration occurs at intervals. Ho says the melting point
and other characteristics are 0. X. and according to contraot,
and he seos no reason why the phenol should not be used.

She discoloration in slight, and ho would like
very'much indeed to have your powder^Ery some of it to see if the
slight discoloration makes any difference in the manufacture of
powder.

Bhis phenol was made oxaetly the same as nil
the other phenol you have received, v/hich Hr. Edison understands
has conformed to your requirements in ovory particular.

With kindest regards, and in which Hr. Edison
joins me, I remain.

Yours sinoeroly.

Chief Englnoor.

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

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JS/HMK

NAVY DEPARTMENT

BUREAU OF ORDNANCE
WASHINGTON. D. C.

August 17, 1916.

My dear Mr. Hutchison:

In reply to your letter of the
16th instant, the question of the pink phenol has
already been referred to the Proving Ground, and owing
to the ultimate use of this material, that is, for an
explosive, they do not advise its acceptance. They
are of the opinion that the possible causes of this
pink discoloration are objectionable.

I am very sorry that we have to be so partic¬
ular, but so much is at stake that we are compelled to
be drastic in all the inspections of materials we get.

With kindest regards,

Mr. M. H. Hutchison,

Chief Engineer, Thomas A. Edison laboratory,
Orange, H. J.

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

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0033 225_E

OFFICE OF NAVAL INSPECTOR OF POWDER. EAST COAST,

Poet Of floe Building. _

Jersey City1H.J.

Subject: Rejection of phenol.

Sirs:-

1. The Bureau rejects 15,882 pounds, Batches 150/1&7,
161/1&8, and 152/1&7, tested by the Inspector on July 88, 1916,
as the material has a decided pinkish color, and therein departs
from the specifications.

2. She Inspector will he absent on vacation until
August 28th, and will not he able to inspect the replacement lots
until that date.

Hespeotfully,

Lieut.Oomdr. U. STllavy ,
Naval Inspector of Powder, E.C.

. M.R. Hutchison, o/o

Thomas A. Edison laboratory,
Orange, N.J. ,

V ^uguet 17th- 1916.

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Mr. Edison: I L- ^-yWSSS*

Ihe President of the Dixon Pharn&cal
Company would like to have a quotation from you
on your Carbolic Acid, and he would also like to
know the strength of your oarbolic acid in com¬
parison with the German Carbolic, its purity and
eto. I ashed them the quantity they would want
and they said in a we eh and a half they would need
100 pounds and would use it continuously, but didn't
say what their requirements would be.

H. P. MX1DEE.

X LU. Mr p P. \f

August 17th. 1916.

Ur. Edison:

Ur. Lozier just oalled up stating that the Brltish-
Amerioan Chemical Company wanted an additional 2 l/2 tons of
Carbolic Aold to go forward by truck today. He said that In¬
asmuch as they have not paid for the 5 tons they bought from
you last week, which amounts to around $5600.00, Ur. lozier
thought he would offer you a suggestion. He Bald he would not
like to see you get too deep so far as the credit is concerned,
and if you wish he would tell them that you do not care to
extend your oredit to them iflor more than $6000.00, and Ur.
lozier would see if he oouldn't have them accept this 2 l/2
tons they want shipped today, by sight draft attached to
.bill of lading.

H. E. UI11ER -

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I.'iT. 1. Pierre Vulligny, __

14 East 44tli Street, ”

ilew York City.

Door Sir: m- . ' r '

Your favor of tho 14th ins ton t har. boon received.
V.o cannot understand your complaint, ao n. Hollander & Bon
of Bowark, B. 3., and more than twonty othor fur dyors aro
using our Paraphonylcnodiaralno. Perhaps our ohioping clerk
has cont you tho wrong stuff.4 PIosbo ' Bond ue a sanrolo- and
wo will invoBtieato it. If wo find it is wrong wo will ex¬
change it .

Youre very truly,

Edison laboratory.

August 21st. 1916 .

Stanley Jordan & Company would like to have
your quotationoon your best Iron by Hydrogen and also
what quantity you could offer them for spot.

H. S’. MIUiEB.

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August 21st. 1916.

Mr. Edison:

Mr. Elandreau of Seo. W. Sutton & Company, a
Toluol customer of ours, wishes to Enow what prioe you
oould quote them and what quantity of Toluol you have on
hand, also how much you oould furnish weekly. They think
they oan make a oontraot for 100,000 gallons of Toluol
over the year. They say that Toluol is quoted at $3.00
per pound for a year. Mr* Meadoworoft quoted them on
five drums of Toluol reoently at $3.90 with 20^ a gallon
commission to them. We have about 660 gallons of T^uol
left in Silver lake,-

H. E. MILLER.

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ATTENTION OF MR. KEL^V.^ ^j- - a -»r ‘ ..^ H

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We have reoeiva^ a Jetter'from our TokioVoltf ice, adyds-
(^CrMjfutJJja^ X» nUu £-t»- ^C-o-EJtX.

ing that the first lot ofjC^b^li^a^l^knufactnre^ ii^your

Silver Lake Plant, v was delivered to the Japanes JWavy, who
Uht vj>*XC ci-<* Oke. 1s<c.*X LCr*. %««-*'•' '
aooepted same as fine quality. But the second lot was found

to have a slightly red color, and the thjard had much more of
the same color, and our people are having difficulty in having
the Navy to accept same as pure white oarbolic acid.

As long as the first lot reached there with pure color,
we feel that there must be something wrong with the drums of
the seoond and third lots. We take this opportunity to ask
you to instruct your to be especially oareful a-

bout the packing, so that there will not be any more complaints
of this kind from Japan.

With kind personal regards.

Yours very truly.

(Enlnra, GIfjmurala, ©Ua attii Mineral Prnburta

99 John and 11-18 Cliff Streets
NEW YORK '

JCIAl CORRESPONDENTS .It

Thomas A. Edison,
Aniline Oil Division,
Orange, H.!J, '•

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Referring. to interview Had with you .. . ...

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I understand price for balance of Aniline Oil due on
oontraot between us including the undelivered Aniline Oil I
you are holding at this time for. shipping instructions
is to be 40 4 per pound,- a reduction of 10 / per pound on
contract price.

I am grateful to you for this concession and will
endeavor to give you disposition for the Oil you are holding
within a few days.

Very j^spectful^ yours,

8/21/16

SD/HS

PEOPLES GAS BUILDING

Wra. Ii. Meadowcroft,
Assistant to I.Ir. lid
Orange ,

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Please see your letter of August 2nd, stating Mr. E: id(on
would be in a position to loaso two acid tanks which ho owns
personally, which are comparatively new cars, at which time wo
advised you we had never gone into the sub-leasing of tank oars,
but would be glad to assist you in finding some one who could
use this particular equipment.

He now have an inquiry from the Mid Continent Chemical Company,
Tulsa, Okla. dated August 17th stating they desire to lease a few
thirty ton acid cars for the transportation of sulphuric acid, but
as we have no acid cars available at this time, we have advised
them we are not in a position to take care of their requirements,
but stated to them that one of our patrons had two acid tanks which
were practically n ew, and which they would possibly bo willing to
lease, and we would take the matter up to ascortain if cars were
still available, and on what terms they could be leased.

We did not advise tho iiid Continent Chemical Company that
Mr . Edison vias the party who had tho cars to spare, as we thought
possibly he would not care to have this information given to out-
sido parties, and if you consider it advisable, you may comnunicat*
direct with tho Mid Continent Chemical Company, or if you desire
we will handle tho matter with those people to ascertain on what
terms etc cars would be leased.

Yours truly.

KBITII CAR . COUP AH Y •

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AuguBt 22, 19X6

Mr. Thomas A. Edison,

Orange, R. J.

Dear Sir:

Referring again to the tjfo samples of Glyoine Bent to
your Mr. Meadoworoft and tested^out, we find that our researoh
department have been working out a different product than the

Glycine Developer.

We saw an artiole written by a German in regard to
Glycine being used in the toning baths. We immediately went to
work to produce aome, and, aB we stated ili a letter to you, we
could make it in unlimited quantities. This is true as regards
the hind we submitted you, but when it comes to making it from
Hitro Benzole, we will have to pass it by. If Mr. Meadoworoft
will examine formula written out on samples sent you, he will
readily see from its oonBtruotion that it is not a reducing agent
in same class as Metol.

If our products have any merit in toning baths, we would
be pleased to know the faot. Regretting we have caused you any
unnecessary experimenting with Bamples Bent you, we are
YourB truly,

Oheney Brothers .

Stanley Jordan & Company

Import and Export
116 Broad Street

NEW YORK, August 22, 1916.

Messrs, Thomas A. Edison,

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i: Att dnt i on^of^ L& .^T|a^o waro^-tr.

V7e beg to aofcnowledge reoeipt of information over the

Iron By-Hydrogen for future delivery is off interest to
us. Will you not kindly tell us when you will he in a position
to deliver from the new unit you are now installing in your plant,
and what your price would he on a fair quantity on a contract?

Thanking you in anticipation of this information, we

are

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Burke & James to

Photographic Apparatus & Supplies

August asnd^ia^i^

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Gentlemen:- ’ aJ IUmA \

We licwe been informed through
one of our dealer?, that you are now manufacturing
a developer, called, "Monometholparamidol phenol-
hydrochlorate, and as we are interested in all chemicals,
pertaining to photography, we would ask that you
kindly submit to us your very best prices for this
chemical, and .if possible favor us with sample
for testing purposes.

If the same is found satisfactory,
we will no doubt be in a position to favor you with
a very large 3hare of our chemical husiness.

We would also like to have your very
best prices in bulk.

If you have any formulas which you
recommend, with the use of thi s developer, kindly include
this information as well.

Hoping to be favored with an early

r

Yours- very truly

BURKE AND JAMES. Inc.

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Silver Laics, II. J.t
August 24th, 1916.

Subject: _BEHZOL FOR MAHUFAOTORIHG OFJPHENOI,..

With your approval, we have established the rule that
benzol should not be used if it shows that 95$S does not distill over with¬
in, 1° C. or less. We have so for had little difficulty in getting ben¬

zol of the proper quality.

Benzol delivered by the Milwauicee Coke and Gas Co. was
always looked upon as being especially good material. We have, however,
reoeived these days two oars from them in succession which show to oontain
positively bad benzol.

After making numerous tests from benzol oar PSX-2601,

I would ask you to kindly have a sample whioh I bring with me tested in the
Laboratory at Orange. Our tests range between 1.7° C. and 2.6° 0. She
differences which we obtain in our tests are obviously due to the speed of
distilling. All tests show that about of the benzol distills over
under normal conditions, but that after this percentage has been distilled
over the temperature rises. Shis seems to indicate that the benzol contains
fractions of heavier material whioh Should have been eliminated by more
carefully distilling it at the benzol plant.

At present we are using a oar KSX-654, reoeived from
Woodward, Alabama, the test showing 0.9° 0.

The oar KSX-511, which we reoeived previously from
Woodward, Alabama, showed 1.2° C. As we were Bhort on benzol, 1 thought
I should try to use this car, in spite of the test showing unsatisfactory
results. We experienced, however, when sulphonating the benzol, such

[TRANSLATION FOLLOWS]

Hew York le 24 aofct 1916.

l>e Chef d' Escadron COYKdL LAERADELIE

Chef de la Mission dea Poudres aux Etats-Unis

& Monsieur Thomas A. Edison,
o/o

Monsieur le Consul Gdndral de France A
mil YORK.

Cl/EAD

[TRANSLATION]

Hew York Aug. 24th 1916.

a : le Chef d'Eeoadron Coyral Lapradelie
Chief of tho Po-'der Mia a ion in the O.S.
■Do : Mr. Thomas A. Edison,

o/o French Consul, Hew York.

Bear Sirs-

Ihe Frei:ch Consul has informed mo of the application of your
private secretary in connection of the delivery of phenol.

If you have really offers of this product to submit to the
French Government, kindly send them to. the following address :
Conmandant Lapradelie*

room 411, 25 Broad street.

New York, N.Y.

Yours -truly j

august 26th.. 1916

Burke & James, Inc.,

226 Fifth /.venue.

Bow York City.

Sent lemon:

Your favor of the 22nd instant in ref¬
erence to a developer called "tlonomotholparumido-
phonol-hyurochlorido" has Boon received. Y.'e hog
to say in reply that this chemical is know as
Uetol. I manufacture Para Amido Phenol Hydrochlor¬
ide which is considered to be a hotter dovolopor
than notol.

Ehis is sold through tho American Oil
& iupply Company, 62 lafayotto Ctroot, Ilowark,
ii. J.

Yours very truly,

August 26th. 1916,

Hr. Edison:

Hr. Jones of the American Oil A- Supply Company called
up on the telephone yesterday stating that he had a customer for
all our excess Toluol and could probably make a contract with the
same oustomer for 80 gallons a day more or less, from now until
December 31st, 1916, from our Johnstown Plant .

A few weeks before Mr. Meadoworoft went on his vacation,
he quoted the American Oil & Supply Company $3.50 per gallon for
the spot Toluol, and exoess quantity on contract over and above
our contract with Du Pont. The American Oil & Supply Company
said that the market on Toluol had gone down since Mr. Meadow-
croft gave them the quotation and that they would have to get
the exoess Toluol and the 80 gallons a day more or less at a
price of $3.00 per gallon to them, in order to make their com¬
mission.

I had Mr. Meadoworoft on the telephone last night and
he thought that inasmuch as both he and Hr. Hoffman were trying
to sell this Toluol for sometime past that this was a good op¬
portunity, even though the price was a little low on the spot.

Dp to ahd including August 24th, we have at Johnstown
an excess quantity over our contract with Du Pont of 6,453 gal¬
lons, together with the 2,437 gallons we have in storage at
Silver lake, makes a total exoess of 8,890 gallons.

Mr. Meadoworoft said if you wish to make a contract
with the American Oil & Supply Company for 80 gallons a day,
more or less, he would, when he came back from his vacation,
write ar, letter to the Amerioan Oil & Supply Company holding
them to their agreement until you came back from your vacation,
at which time you could sign the contract.

H. 1. TDXilOCH .

Cuw)

Jr

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f*

Orange, NJ Aug 28-1916
W ;H . Me adowcr o f t

Lovetts Field, South Portland, Maine

Mitsui wants all para we can spare up to September
eighthenth we have none to spare in August Mr Edison
told takaki we oould spare thirty pounds a day in

September Christensen says output in September will be three hundred
fifty pounds a day how much would you say we can give
them wire imms diately.

H V Miller.

When we made our contract for the present six

months we had hoped to he able to increase our production
ana hence we increased the quantity of Oil over our last
contract. We had two drums left in stock when our last
contract expired and th is has now increased to six drums.
We thought we vo uld try to dispose of this surplus on the
open market rather thai say aiything to you, hut the en¬
closed letter will show you that we could not afford to
make this sacrifice, ana we will therefore ask you to hoia
up shipment for the next five drums, as it will he a
great accomodation to us.

Your kindness in this rnatto r will he greatly
appreciated.

Yours truly.

Colors, GHimirala, ©tla attft fHitwral f rniutcta

NEW YORK 8/28/16

Thomas A. Edison,

Orange, N. J.

Dear Sir;-

Accept my thanks for your favor of
the 23rd confirming understanding in reference to
change in price of Aniline Oil.

I take this opportunity to advise you,
on two occasions I have teen informed the American
Oil and Supply Co. are quoting your Oil as lov; as
26 i per pound while othor dealers and producers are
nuoting from 30 to 40/ per pound according to quantity
and delivery.

Cannot you use your good office to have
the American Oil & Supply Co. boost their price so
as not to further demorali-.-.e the Aniline Oil market?

Will appreciate anything you might do in
this direction for the interest of all concerned.

YoursXery respectfully,

4h"an- 29 NT. Aug 30 733am count, underline one word get answer

ng Orange ,NJ Aug 29-1916
W.H.Meadowcroft,

Loveitts Field, South Portland, Maine,

Via Portland, Maine,

American oil -can sell '.at twenty-four cents pound
five tons aniline oil spot and three tons per week for
eighteen weeks foh KewYork drums extra wire answer
H F Miller.

IK

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tu ?)V. aJhe-icc c .

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TELEGRAM

12nyhnll51aa 48 Collect
Portland Maine August 29 1916
H V Miller

. *“

Bdison Orange

V9 can let Sakaki have thirty pounds para dally in
September am afraid to promise more Christensen might fall down
on output hut if he fulfills his promise could let
Takaki have sixty pounds daily would not dare however to
make firm promise of this larger quantity

W H Meadoworoft.

-_- -4fet//^r/yL

August 39, <^/6.

The Edison Laboratory,

Orange, N. J. ^ _ ,.„ .... ,r(.,.c_„^ ...

Gentlemens

we beg to confirm the telephone conversation had with
you to the effeot that you will furnish us with Paraphenoline
Diamine, at $3.35 per pound, at the rate of from 30 to 60 pounds

per day, from September 1st to 18th.

Our Japan oliente are interested in a quantity up to
1300 pounds, for arrival ..there, by the middle of October. To com¬
ply with their request, we are obliged to ship the Btuff by paroel-
post and therefore, we ask you to kindly make the shipment in
small parcel-post packages, weighing gross, not over 13# per case..
Kindly mark the following address on eaoh package, together with

remarks of oontentss-

CHEKICAL DEPARTMENT,

MITSUI BUSSAK KAISHA, LTD.,

TOKIO, JAPAN. *

We shall pay the extra charges, such as packing expense,
postage and labor. Kindly let us know how much such extra charges
will be per poundo

•If ?it 'is impossible for you to secure. packag|^'strcmg

E. L.

8/39/16

enough for export, we will be able to .furnish you with the same,,
Below we give you mail schedule from New Yorks-
CLOSE. KET YORK ARRIVE AT YOKOHAMA STEAMER.

September 3nd September 18th "EMPRESS OF ASIA"

« 3rd " 26th "NERI IA RU"

4th

5th

14th

18th

28th

5th

10th

"NIPPON MARU"
"CHICAGO MARU"
"AKI MARU"
"SHINYO MARU"

Our people in Japan are in need of the material badly
and therefore you will kindly oblige us by Bending the material
by parcel-rpost, when it is ready, from time to. time.and send us
invoice showing gross and net weight, which we shall pay accord¬
ingly.

Thanking you in advance for giving the above your

prompt attention, we are,

august 30 th. 1916 .

ISr. 1£. Kamnorhoff,

Carbolic Division,

Silver Lako, H.J.

Boar -ir;

In regard to the (junction of additional electric povrar which
will bo required on account of your carbonating plant and tbe auditions
in the Bonsidine plant, &o., after talcing thic natter up with Hr. Edison,
i5r. Hudeon and various othor people, Hr. iidieon aocidod that ho wanted
to install in your power plant tho 160 Kb motor generator sot which Hr.
Uudeon has purchased for tho Brimary Battery and ie supposed to bo de¬
livered about tho let of Ootobor. I havo aiecutsood this matter to some
extent with Hr. Hudson and would suggoet that you also toko the mattor
up with him and arrange at oneo for ordering tho necessary instruments
and switchboard which will bo ronlrod for connecting this unit in
parollol with othor units. 1 have also advicoa our oloetricion that I
thought ho chouia purohaso a voltage regulator which could bo used in
cosirioction with tho 100 KK generator sot in tho boiler hoime, bo that in
eaeo of. emergohey or in charging of heavy loads this engine o an bo
thrown in parallol with your present power house.

I era also looking around trying o find a motor generator sot
which might be also installed in your power house if wo can find just
what wo want.

lours vory truly.

co. to Hr. E. E. Hudson,

Primary Battery Division,
Silver lake, H. 3.

Edison General File Series
1916. Chemicals (E-16-16)
September

. September 2na. 1916.

Ur. kammerhoff: /

I have received jour report of august 28th in re¬
gard to the distillation of 98$> Benzol from Johnstovm, together
with the list of drums containing Benzol heads, Soluol heads
and Solvent Uaphtha. I think I oan dispose of' the Benzol
heads, loluol heads and Solvont Uaphtha right away, as this
material can he used by the Phonograph Works, and the storage
Battery Company.

In order to find out about this, I would like to have
tro samplebottlos of each. I ao not mean a sample bottle from
oaoh drum, but merely two samples of Benzol hoads, two of toluol
hoads and two of Solvent Uaphtha, making six bottles in all.

I am going to send these to the Phonograph Works and the storage
Battory Company, so that they can tost them and see which will
be available for their respective purposes.

W. H. UEADOIVCROPE.

September 2nd* 19X6

Keith Car Company,

122 South Michigan Avenue ,

, Chicago., Ill.

Gentlemen:

Your favor of the 21st ultimo in regard to the two
acid tank cars owned by Mr. Edison was received during my ab¬
sence on vacation .

Mr. Edison was extremely busy and thought thot tho
matter had better bo loft for ray attontion on ray return.

After our letter of August second was written, one of
our Chemical Plants found use for these two oars, temporarily,
at least. When they are through with thorn, we shall probably
want to lease them.

Mr. Edison wiBheB me to thank you for your courteous
attention in this matter, end also to esk whether, when tho
oars are released we could make -some arrangement with you. to
attend to the leasing of them for him on a commission basis. ’
Possibly he might decide not to lease but to sell them outright
when our Chemical Plant is through with them.

' Yours very truly.

Assistant to Mr. Edison.

ANILINE DIVISION
THOMAS A. EDISON
Silver Lake, N. J. Sept. 2, 1916.

Ur. W. H. Meadowcroft,

As Blatant to Ur. Ediaoni

Replying to your inquiry as to the arrangement we
have made with Ur. Kammerhoff to take care of the 33 drums of phenol that
were returned by the Heydan Chemical Co. We have requested Ur. Kammerhoff
by letter on the 30th to redistill this lot and several other lota that ho
now has for our account ae soon as possible, advising him at the time that
we were in a position to moke prompt shipments.

We found on the 31st that it was necessary on account
of our phenol Department being in trouble to advise ur. Kammerhoff to make
shipment of 7750# for our account, and that this amount was to be deducted
from the returned phenol that he is now holding for rediatillation. This
particular lot of 33 drunB As compared with our records, in several cases
does not check up as to drum numbors, and we have token this matter up with
the Hoyden Company. There is also a considerable difference in the net weight
which they claim they received as compared with the original shipping records
hero. In this case there is a difference of 219#, or almost 7 lbs. to the
drum.

After I had been here a few days, I noticed the num¬
ber of credits that you had been extending customers on account of short-
weight claims. To obviate this discrepancy if possible I have established
a system whereby the shipping clerk recheck6 all weights before loading, as
I found that heretofore these containers wero filled by the operators and
the weights in no case wero rechecked. I am of the opinion that probably
you have been shipping about as much overweight as you have underweight,
as the incorrect weighto we have discovered in tho containers since thiB
rechecking system wae started indicates this. In future these conditions
will bd corrected, and I would like to consult you as to whether or not it
would be possible to make the teamsterB of these sevorol companies sign
for weight as well as for tho number of packages.

s' Manager.

EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY

ROCH ESTER,

September 5,1916.

Dear Mr. Meadow croft :

Shipments of Paramidophenol have been coming
to us with great uncertainty and vastly short of contract quantities.
It is true that we have had frequent promises from the American
Oil & Supply Company that conditions would soon show a decided improve
ment but we regret that we are still without the quantities of
Paramidophenol that we need and which we had every reason to count
upon receiving. We would like to get some information from you
which we could base our plans on and accordingly took the liberty
today of telegraphing you as follows: :

"'ll ill you please wire me your frank views on the Paramidophenol
situation We have been very much disappointed in deliveries
the quantity received being only a very small fraction of what
we had counted on Situation very serious How much can we
depend upon receiving from you daily."

Yours tru

Mr. W.H.Meadoworoft,

% Thomas A. Edison, Inc.,
Orange, H.J.

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September 6th. 1916.

C. VV. Markus, Purchasing Agent,'

Eastman Kodak" Company,

Eoohester, H. Y.

Have just; returned from vacation. Have visited Amido Plant to
satisfy myself as to conditions. They have had one hard problem
but I think that has now been solved and I fully expect to make
regular daily shipments now. Shipped about fifty pounds yester¬
day and will ship seventy-five pounds today.

W. H. MEADOWCBOET.

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The Trade News Service

Market Rkpohts-Coumbeoial News
50 PINK STREET
NEW YORK CITY

Coal tar (Use typewriter or Penoil - not ink)

Nano of Canpany . Thomas A.. Mip.q^, . .

Manufacturer or dealer? .

Office . . W®.®?. . P®* . ???.???.'. .

City .

Location of plant *??. 'OT.V.*, .

Coal Tar Products

tBen?pl ........

Xylol .

Toluol

. SoATPftt .Naphtha
Naphthaline

Products Manufactured (for sale)
Intermdiatea
Hitrobenzol
Aniline. Oil.
Aniline Salt
Acetanilid t ,
Benzidine

DYE.STUFFJ. :

Para, Amido Phenol base
Par aphe nolens d i amine

.PhewX

QWffMlM Sulphate .

Para Amido, Phenol Hydrochloride ii#t s \

Products Manufactured ( and consumed)
ParauitaoaftstmUiii .Hsnznns.fiulphonate of

' Aoetyl Paraphenylenediamine . Benzene , Sulphonate of

Ben59pp..q\iJp.l}9{)Aq.AoM .

(7o aro regular purchasers of. the following raw materials:

Sulphuric Acid, , , , . . .

Lime

Soda

Mixed .Acid .

Hydrochloric Acid
Acetio Acid
Sodium Hydrate

£ jf y cu cannot soo your way clear to furnish all information requested,
give such data as will assist us to intelligently list your firm. )

(Use typewriter cr pencil - not ink)

September 7th. 1916.

Commandant Lapradolie, *

iioom 411,

26 Broad Street,

Hot: York city.

Boar Sir;

Your favor of tho 24th ultimo to :;r. haison was re¬
ceived after ho had loft for a short vacation. His roturn is
expected so otimo nest week, when your letter will bo' brought to
his attention.

jir. Eaison is in position to contract for twenty-fivo
to fifty tons o month of Phenol, white' crystals, molting point
39 to 41°C. JIo would bo prepared to contract for this quantity
either for the remainder of the present year or for a longer
period. If you are interested, I shall bo pleased to send you
sample.

If you aro interested in pure loluol, I would say for
your information that Mr . Edison has a moderate quantity to offer.
It complies with the ilobel Specification.

In • tlr • Edison's absence I shall be pleased to come over
and see you if you so desire.-

Yours very truly.

Assistant to Mr. Edison.

Ur. C. il. Op dyke, ’ September 7th. 1916,

woodward Iron Company,

Woodward, Ala-.

Pear C'.anae :

Eho price of naphthaline has hoen falling pretty steadily
and the market is vory weak, in fact a few days ago there was prime
naphthaline offerod at 1$ with no takers. In view of this it is nec¬
essary for us to figure pretty closely on our costs of production so
we will know just where we stand and what price we can afford to sell.

I wish' you would go over this matter and give me as close an estimato
as possible on the cost of making yo'ir pure white, double sublimed
naphthaline loaded in barrels on the cars, per pound. In doing this
I think it advisable to discuss the matter with the i.oodVT&rd people
as we feel inclined if possible to do so, to close a contract for
some six months or a year if possible at a point somewhat below the
market if necessary, so that we can fed assured of our shipments from
this tlmo on- he also want to know what you estimate you can turn out
of tiie white, double sublimed material.

Of course, this naphthaline practically costs ub nothing
except the subliming charges and what we pay the „oodward Company.

I would like you to give me this information as soon as possible.

Yours voxy truly.

Thomas A'. Edison, Esq. ,

Orange, Hew Jersey.

Attention of .li ^aciowcrof t

Dear Sir::

Referring to the writer's conversation on
the telephone with you a few days ago, we have sent nine
sample bottles of Phenol, which represent the shipment
from your factory, which we sold to the Japanese llavy.

Before we enter into the discussion of this matter, we
wish you would kindly analyze these samples, and find out
how the Phenol from your Silver Lake Plant showed such in¬
ferior quality upon its arrival. in Japan. According to the
information brought back by our man from Japan, they have
found all the drums in perfect condition there, and while
a great deal of Phenol was in liquid form, there was no
sign of leakage from the drums.

We imagine that there must have been something
wrong with the Phenol itself, or there must have been some
mistake, when it was packed at your factory.

Our Tokio people advised us that the early

part of your shipment arrived in fine condition, being
snow-white and in crysrals, hut the later shipments be¬
gan to show very much inferior quality. Since we are
having monthly shipments from you until the end of the
year, we wish you would pay serious attention to this matte
immediately, so that all the Phenol going out from your
factory from now on, will reach Japan in perfect condition.

Thanking you for your prompt attention to

this matter

Yours very truly.

ST/DK

so7 <5

/ You will be interested tcKTearn that

iearn that aocord-

ine 'to/the Woodward reports the* produced 3600 gallons
of pure Toluol during the month of August. This shows
ayarerage of 115 gallons daily.

& ^ f"

Hew York, H. Y. , sept. 9th, 1916.

le Chef de 1 'iSscadron 00YRA1 1APRADELIE

Chef de la Mission des Poudres aux Etats-Unis

To Mr. Thomas. 'A. Edison,
v (TRAHSE. H. J.

Hear Sir:

I beg to acknowledge your favor of Sept. 7th
and regret to inform you that we are not interested
Phenol nor in Toluol.

Rl/EAH

.£•5 !y "

J

1 La tia .

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HcriW'ri 1

September 11th- 1916.

Hr. earner Paxson, Superintendent,

Grand Central Palace,

' How York City.

hoar Sir;

For :.r. Edison’s Exhibit at the comine national
Exposition oi’ Chemical Industries ho will desire o have
current for some special lighting. 2his lighting will bo
contained in a large frame which we will provide and which
we will have wired and furnished v.’.th lamps. Yhe lamps will
require 400 watts, bill you , therefore, provide an outlet
which will give at least this’ current at Ur. Edison’s space
#101. Shis' will he on your 110 volt line.

Yours very truly, „

Assistant to Ur. Edison.

HEMICAL-TECHNIC

f Wallisellen , 11/9/16
(Zurich)^ -

Thelaboratory of

= Thomas A .\ Edison,

— ji * r

LmJL* et-WO-w/S

S1„ ^ r

J am confirming your esteemed favour of the 27th of April last,
for which please , accept m^besjt thanks^ ^ bjj^ lw. U-* |/v tf

Ref the desired proceeding concerning Par aphenylene diamine, J re\-
gret to say, that J cannot ^rmishjpu ji th ^aqy ppr|icularo gput it^s J
have never worked with it in my practice. <Ucm ri- <x-t ZZ&et

But J should he very pleased if 'you had any interest for any other
proceedings, indicated on my list - J could then gi'v^oir=hny indications.,)
about them ana furniBh you with all thi necessary informations, wanted by
you.

As you are manufacturings Phenol — it will at any rate be of a •
great interest to you, to take up the fabrication of : Ordo-nitro-Phenol,

- O-Anisiaine-Guaicol. crist. and to fabricate, ont of the Guaiool its salts,
which, as you know, can be sola in large quantities-

The fabrication of Guaicol.is only a matter for a firm, dispp being
over a large capital, as the cost for the different apparatus only amount
to about ji 3000.

J willingly shall furnish you with any further information and awai¬
ting you kind reply to my present letter, J remain dear Sir,

Respectfully Yours

Ch

Fr. F. Kuendig
imical - Tachrt

‘Wallisellen,

(Zurich)

rlNIC

JHEMIST
..NEER

j pa mm* Address:

Wallisellen (Suisse)

ophona Nr. 26Pr6parations-pharmaceutiq,ue s .

1. Acia. aoetylo - salicylic.

2. Oreo sot.

3. Gua jacolum orist. de Orthoanisidine .

4. " " * Bulfonatum.

5. Phenacetin.

6. Argentum = Proteinicum.

7. » " » = Colloidale .

8. " " " = Hucleinicum.

9. Atropine = sulfat = Homatropine = hydrobromioum.

10. Codein pur & Phosphor! cum.

11. Weratrine.

12. Aethylmorphine = hydrochloricum.

13. Diacethylmorphine = " " * .

14. Stpycjnirf' pur &^SaIze.

15. Dihthylsulf at .

16. Hydrogen = supperoxyd =H202a. 3$.

17. Cocain pur & hydrochloricum.

18. Phenol = carbolic - acid, ae Benzol.

19. Phenolphthalein.

20. Chlorethyl & Chlormetthyl.

Naphtaline-d$riv<3 .

21. 1.5. HaphtalindiBulfosHure. 1.

22. 1.8. Haphtylaminsulf ostture .

23. 1.7. Haphtylaminmono sulf o siiuro .

24. 1.5. Haphtylaminsulf o sfiure .

.rilC

‘XlOallisellen,

(Zurich)

25. 1.6. Kaphtylaminmonosulfosauro .

26. Naphtolmonoeulfosaure . II. V?.

27. 1.5. Haphtolmonoaulf oafiure . 1.

28. 1.8. 3. 6. Amiao - naphtoiaiaulfoBfiure. H.

29. 1.8. 2. 4. Amiao - naphtoiaisulfos&ure . S.

30. 1.3. 6. 8. ITaphtylamintrisulfoatture .

31. 1.3.6. Amiao - naphtylamintriaulfoaSuro .

32. Chromotrops&ure - DioxynaphtalinaisulfoBtture.

33. GammaaSure.

9a>rsr

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Oetobor IS, 1916.

P. Kuendig,
Wallisellon, fhurich)
Switzerland .

Dear Sir

I beg- to the.nl: you for your favor of the
eleventh ultimo, which will be carefully preserved
for my files.' ' '

• lot me coy, for your- information, that I
do not wish to take-up the manufacture of Guaicol,
as other persons hero have started to make it.

Can you find in Switzerland a dye which
was made, I think, at Basle. it is called Brio-
glaucine. ’ I want to get about 60 pounds ana would
pay £12.00 per pound for it. If there is none to
be obtained , cWJald you furnish me with the process
for making it, and if so, how much would you charge
me for such process.

Yours very truly.

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.L i: .

L^'4 L^li-nCf c-'-s «

'QJc.&S-Jy 3

-)\.<0~lL.[, LUl. .

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W. /f,tt//Jt'H f/ym/zr.

Ur. Thomas A. Edison,

Orange, N. J.

Attention of Ur. "■’. HA_Uead,cyorflft-

Dear Sir:

Referring to your letter of the 8th
instant, we are sending you today, nine sample bottles
of Phenol which our man brought baok from Japan. In
order to give you an idea of the difference between
your good Phenol, and this which reached Japan in a
bad condition, we are sending a sample bottle which
you gave us early last year. This sample I had on
my desk for a year, and it was exposed to the light,
but the nine bottles were always kept in the dark,
and yet the color is very bad. I remember that you
told me sometime ago that the packing of Phenol must
be very carefully done, and you stated that if you
clean a drum and leave a screw open for ten minutes,
some moisture will get in and lower the meltijig point
two or three degrees. I believe the best way is to
wait for the return of Ur. Edison, and let him see

these nine bottles, and have him . instruct his man to
analyze the same, and find out where the trouble lies.

According to the information from Japan ,
the early shipments reached there in perfect condition,
and the Japanese Navy people thought it perfect, «ftd 4^ -
all the later shipments reached there with bad color
but our customer went to the expense cf clearing the
color and made Salycilic Aoid out of it, and we pre¬
vented them from making a claim. But in the case of our
sale to the Government, wf’ca^not f ight^^T and so we
had to make a big reduction.

Please be advised that we will negotiate
with you with the same friendly spirit, and trust that
you will simply meet our views on the basis of the facts.

P. S. One bottle marked A is a sample which you gave us
early last year.

Edison , Inc . ,
Silver Lake , E.

V- ^

I have made an offering of forty thousand
pounds of phenol at fifty-four cents less one per cent cash,
packed in five hundred or one thousand pound drums, drums
extra, for export, to Messrs. Hadjopolous and Sperco.

X stated that Thomas A. Edison, Inc., would
submit samples for analysis and would give an affidavit that

goods packed were as per sample submitted.

Kr. Hadjopolous explains that the purpose of
taking samples is only to show that the sample comes up to the
specifications guaranteed, in the contract, and that he can not
do business unless the contract specifies that the phenol

when shitJpedy is U*S*P*

He tells me. 5 that Dow 'Chemical Company and
other concerns have no hesitancy in guaranteeing their product
U.S.P., and it is necessary for him to have that so specified
";in%he contract that he makes for .this material is for export. ■

> a hd, the foreign. credits require such a guarantee. I might say
that the Monsanto Chemical Company have made me the same
guarantee. ■ ." . / '

It is npt my disposition to offer any
suggestion as to your procedure in this matter. I am simply
giving you the circumstances as I know them to he.

As I have already stated, this guarantee only
applies to the goods as packed and does not cover the conditions
of goods after their acceptance and payment is made.

There is a good deal of export business offered
now for phenol and as far as I can find out, it is all done on
the terms and conditions- specified by Hessrs. Hadjopolous and
Sperco. If you are willing to make this offer on these basis,
will you kindly telephone me tomorrow morning. Cable has been
sent on another quotation but I have reason to believe that
I can close thissbusiness for your account on the terms offered-:

Yours nsery truly, , - .

Ixrfklrxpj KjWtvr —

\

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September 13th. 1916.

Mr. H. U. Banister, Vice President,

She Y.oodward Iron Company,

V.oodward, Alabama.

My dear Mr. Banisters

In line with our usual policy Hr. iidison has
agreed to raise Hr. Opdylce's wages to £250. 00 per month
if it is satisfactory to your Company. »Ve fool that Mr. •
Op dyke has handled the plant very satisfactorily and qb
the .lOodward Iron Company and Mr. iidisori are both paying
hie salary we' want wo take this matter up w i th you before
mentioning it to Mr. Opdyke. Please give us your views
on thooubjeet.

iiith beet regards, I am,

: lours very truly.

. September 14tli. 1916

Mr. Robert 2. Rosier,

141 Broadway,

Ilew York City.

Boar Mr . Losier:

Your favor of the 11th instant was reooivod after a delay
of a day. It was addressed to Thomas A . Edison, Inc., Silver lake,
3. j. i presume this was an error on the part of your secretary.

The ou'ickost nay to reach me by mail is to address me not in care of
Thomas 'A. Edison, Inc., but at the Laboratory.

:V 'Uoc replying to your inquiry as to guarantee of U. S. P.
Carbolic Acid on the quotation you have made to Hadjjopoulos & Sporco,
Inc., lot .mo say that Mr. Edison is willing to guarantee that the
Phenol when put into the containers is 0. 3. P.

let me say for your information that Carbolic Acid is made
in batches, that is to say the still is filled up with the crude
Carbolic, the distillation is made and the pure Carbolic is run from
the stills into the containers in which it is shipped* If te should
receive the order for- this 40,000 pounds, Ur. Edison would have a
Hew i'orfc analytical chemist take a sample from each batch of Carbolic
that i . run into the containers, and these containers would be marked
in the orescnce of the chemist and sealed up. The chemist would make
his analysis and report, which we know would show tho Carbolic is
U. S. P. Mr. Edison would then check up on this analysis ana would
then guarantee that the material when shipped is U. S. P.

I would say for your information that Hadjopoulos & ;iperco,
Inc., wrote asking for a quotation on this 40,000 pounds of Carbolic,
but we wrote end stated ad you had already uoted them on this lou of
our Phenol it would not be business courtesy for us to make a direct
quotation.

Yours very truly.

Assistant to Mr. Edison.

September 14th .1916.

Ur. uilliara .S’. Hoffman,
ei'> Park Hotel,

Mount Clemons, Mich.

My clear Mr. Hofftou:

I trust you are enjoying the procoi.s of being boil¬
ed up and Incidentally having some fun on the golf links. It
you are having as fine weather as wo are getting hore, it is
ideal, and you and Mrs. Hoffman ought to be enjoying yourselves
immensely. . •

Shines are going along much as usual,- except that . o
are makinr a little headway on the rnnido Hydrochloride.. V.e are
nor. beginning , to get it white, and I think we shall soon be
all to the good. Mr. Edison has been giving come personal atten¬
tion to the Paraphenylene diamine the last two or throe days, and
we are -cutting in some additional machinery by which the s «uff
will bo* refined and will all come uniform in quality. The out¬
look for laraphenylonediamine is vory good.

1 am sending you herewith copy of a letter which is go¬
ing to your Kewark office today. I think it will Givo you a
pleasurable fooling especially as it is voluntary on Mr. i.dlson s
part. The pleasure you will experience on rocoipt of this
letter is shared in by mo, :.nd X am glad that he did it.

I will aslc you to kindly give my cordial regards to
Mrs. Hoffman and to accept a whole lot for yoursolf .

Sours very truly.

Enclosure.

Ho. 148. •

September 15th. 1916.

lir* Phelan:

Herewith i hand you two important documents, namely, copjr
of letter of ;:r. Edison to Amoricon Oil Oupply Company’ under date
of Soptomber 13th, in which ho agrees to reduce the contract price
of Phenol to the American Oil & Supply Company to 66 l/4 cents per
pound instead of 72.6 cents per pound, 'fhis change of price is to
tike effect September 1st, 1916, so 1 rould ask you to kindly have
credit issued for the difference on any Phenol billed between ept-
ombor 1st and September 13th.

Ihe other document is a (Sopy of a little memorandum of
agreement between I/or • .Edison and itein, Hirsh i: company, also reduc¬
ing the price of their contract Thenoi to 66 l/4 eonts per pound,
to take offeot on doliverfcs commencing September 1st, 1916. Kill
you please also have the proper credit issued in this case. .

IT. ... MKADOb CHOPS.

GOPPran, LEAD, SPBI

United States Smelting Company, ino.

O 1SQUITABLB BUILDING

JU

NEW YORK, Sept . 18, 1916

rRWfTia#' ij.^die oil , tf fjfjJ j

T“w- 1:- h*«&h M

Dear Sir: 1

^ gHALlIUH *fr' nLA.a*1

Cl A/*e>*M* t.**4***

,ve tf-

Llidvale , Utah, thallium chloride. .,i|ll__you

*f$®P!§i

please advise whether you would^ffin^erested
in this material. If so, pleaser-udviae the
quantities you could use and the approximate
price you would pay. f

However, if you eannot'use the
thallium chloride, will you please let me know
whether you can use the thallium in metallic
form, in which case I would thank you to let me
know the approximate quantities you could use
ana price you wouia pay.

Yours very_jtru!71

. acb/gal

iieptomber 21st. 1916

United states S'molting Co. Inc.,

120 Broadway,-

liovr York City.

Attention of a. y. y. Bobertson.

Gentlemen:

1 am in receipt of your favor of the
18th instant* I do not uao Thallium, hut cm
interested to know the prico in metallic form, ^
in quantity, so that X may he in position to con¬
sider its usovtoimy experiments show its avail¬
ability. '

Yours very truly.

Ur. Ed la on:

I am in receipt of a cablegram from Hr. Wagner, Manager
of our London Offloe, reeding aa follows:

"Claus & Co. Ltd. , Clayton, Man cheater, will take
twenty two thousand pounds crystal oarbolio aoid as per
sample submitted at price and conditions stated your
letter 31st May, delivery six drums nine hundred pounds
oaoh immediately balance divided three equal deliveries
shipped November 1916, January and March 1917. po you
accept offer. Cable reply, also terns of payment."

After conferring with you I oabled Mr. Y/agner in reply
as follows:

"Accept offer oarbolio. can make first delivery New
York one week. First available steamer "Bovic" October
10th. payment by oredit opened in New York or Satisfac¬
tory guarantee. Immediate advice necessary to obtain
freigit room."

Under date of May 31at, I sent Mr. Y/agner several
samples of Carbolic Aoid and requested him to visit the whole¬
sale drug trade and submit samples of the Carbolic. At that
time I quoted him a prioe of 60j/ per lb., net, f.a.B. Bteamer,
New York City, with extra charge for container.

Y/ALTER

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■s. Thomta A. Edison, Inc.,
Orange , Mew Jersey,

Kindly advise us whether it would bo cbnvextient VY J

for you to inoroaso the deliveries of Phenol which you aV^^ /jt^
making to us against our contract, ’.7c find that we shalV y
be able to use, in the near future, a little more than what -

we are getting, 'V, f

' ^ ^ , | o~e^c> Us-j -~r .a

Very truly yours, j ^

GS/P, THE HEYBEH CHEMICAL TOHKS. C /

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Mr. Meadowcroft,

c/o Thos. A. Edison, • Inc. »

Yfest Orange, N. J.

My dear Mr. Meadowcroft:-

Am Bending you via parcel post, four white rabbit
skins which Mr. Edison can use in his experiments with para-
pheneline diamine. The most practical way to use these
skins would he to cut them in small strips.

With kindest regards, I remain

Edison Laboratory ,

Mr. W. A. Meadoworoft,
Orange, N.J.

Dear Sirs-

Through the oourteay of Mr. John 0 'Hagan,
we have been referred to you regarding various
chemicals introduced at this time by Mr. Edison.

in view of the connections that we have
established in Buenos Ayres and several other Cities
in South America, we Would like to know your best
export prices, your specifications, approximate con¬
ditions for delivery, and samples, so that we can send
to our different agents of the following list of
chemicals that we understand are being manufactured

Phenol or crystal carbolic acid.

Tri-Nitro-Toluol ,

Benzol ,

Aniline oils for dyes,

and other chemicals that you may manufacture.

We are interested especially in the above named chemi
cals that go into the manufacture of explosives and
would appreciate your early answer to this matter as
we would* like to take advantage of the next steamer,
if possible, which leaves Monday.

We are ,

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

September 25th.l916.

Mr. Haul iiadero , President,

Associated Manufacturers Export Co.,

66 Broadway,

Hew York City.

Dear Mr.^Hadoro: ,

X havo rocolvod year favor of the 23rd instant, . this, Monday
morning, which, of course, does not give mo time to write and onable
you to take advantage of the .steamer leaving today.

It is quite true that Hr. Edison is making Phenol, Benzol
and Aniline oil. He does not males Trinitro Toluol, but he does produce
ioluol itself, which is used in the manufacture of Trinitro xoluol.

As a matter of fact, we are not at this time in such a posi¬
tion as to quote you fora regular business with South America, let
mo explain.

In the first place, -Sir. Edison put up iill these plants mere¬
ly to help out a temporary situation of shortage^in the United ^tates .
In regardPto Phenol, practically all 6ur contracts with customers ex¬
pire at the bnd of this year. At this present moment we “

out (which expires at the end of 'the month) to take the remainder of
our entire production* Therefore, we are not in position «o make a
positive quotation on Phenol October 2nd.

■Vo could not furnish Trinitro Toluol, but just at the pres¬
ent. moment we havo on hend about 10,000 gallons of Toluolforspo
sale- This is of exceeding fine quality, and complies with the iiobel .
Specifications. Hr. Edison would sell this lot at ^3.26 g^°n,b t
drums included, F. A. S. How York. This offer cannot bo held open, but
is subject to prior sale. . « '

' Mr. Edison also has a surplus production of about 300 gallons
of Toluol por month until May 1st, 1917, and from May 1st, 1917 to flo-
cember. 1917, hb could furnish approximately 125 gallons of Toluol por
any. X think ho wouia. contract- all this at §8.75 por gallon. This
- quotation is made subject to prior sale. \

As to Benzol, Mr. Edison is a producer, but he uses in'his
own manufacturing all :that is produced at kle plants. . In regard-^o
Aniline Oil, Mr. Edison only put up his plant to help out a_ set xous^_ ^
situation, and he does’ not expect to manufacture Aniline Oil after the

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

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end of uhiB year, 'flie present opot price is so small that Mr. Edison
ill not moot it, hut what little excess of Anilino Oil ho malcoo over
and above our contracts he will probably store and use for other manu¬
facturing purposes next year.

As to terms of payment on the quotations above made , I bog
to say that Hr. Edison would require cash against sight draft attached
to bill of lading.

lours very truly.

Assistant to Mr. Edison.

.. •? ,

September 25tli.l916.

_ ';■■■ ■ A ’

’

Anniston Knitting Mills Co., \V

Anniston, Ala. .* \

Gentle-on:

Eop lying to your favor of tbo 19th in¬
stant asking for contract price on aniline oil for
1917, v/e bog to say that you can get lover prices
from other manufacturers than ^ you could obtain from
us. It is very probable that v,e shall not stay in
the Aniline business, as Mr. Edison only put up his
plant to help out a serious condition which eiisted •

at the time it was put in operation. \

Yours very truly,

Edison laboratory.

She Trade Hows Service,

SO Pino Street,

Hen lork City.

Gentlemen: ' \

ihr. Edison notea on your roport of the 22nfi instant-
that you Jiave completed a cpeoial list of firms handling dyes,
dye stuff 8 , extracts arid colors. He wishes mo to ordor this
list from you. Rill you kindly.address.it to me and sena your
hill made out against Thomas *. Eaieon.

i By-the-way, referring to the first item on your liBt ;<j

of September -22na, ne have a customer who nants 60 pounds of
Erioglaucine aye at §12.00 oer pound. Con you give us any ' $5

. information on thiB. ;>]

lours very truly, ;

Assistant to Mr. Edison.

Mr. Meadoworoft,

Referring to the annexed correBpoi^uenoe with the American
Oil and Supply Co., I oalled upon STr. Jones yesterday and he informed
me that praotically the only use of para-amido-phenol hydro-ohloride
is as a photographio developer; that the American Oil and Supply Co.
sell# this material only in the original packages in which they obtain
ttiea from Mr. Edison, their-pgia.eig»i their principal customers, as I
understand it, being Gennert, a dealer in chemicals including photo¬
graphic developers, and the Eastman Kodak Co. I asked him whether or
not Mr. Gennert manufactured any photographio developerB or used this
material in connection with such manufacture. He said "No", that
Gennert simply disposed of it in the same original packages in which he
reoeived it and that his principal customers were the various motion
picture oonoerns; that no instructions were given by Gennert as to how
it should be used and the motion picture concern uses it in accordance
with whatever formula it cares to employ, thiB being up to the chemist
or photographer in charge; that it isy^requently used as a substitute
for metol; ^Mr . Gennert does not recommend the use of sodium hydrate
in connection with this material, and if we so desire is willing to
recommend to pur chase ns that they do not use sodium hydrate.

Mr. Jones also stated that the only cases which he had
heard of sodium hydrate being used is where the bath after a lapse of
some time became aoid and enough of the hydrate was added to neutralize
the bath, and that an exoess was not desired and was deleterious be¬
cause it produced some effect upon the film which I understood to be a
kind of a waviness along the edge.

Mr. Meadoworoft

9/27/16,

-2-

While I was in Mr. Jones* Office, he oalled up Mr. Gennert
on the telephone in order to make certain that Mr. Gennert was not
using the material himself, that he was selling it only in the original
paokages and that he was not instructing the purchaser to use it in
connection with sodium hydrate. Mr. Jones told me that Mr. Gennert had
corroborated these statements.

In view of the fact that we do not deal with Mr. Gennert
ourselves but only with the American Oil and Supply Co., it seems to
me that we are justified in aooepting^the^^'^tStem^ts^at this time
and that sinoe para-amido-phenol hydro-ohloride a well known
photographic developer used in formulas which do not infringe the
Thatoher patent, we cannot at this time be charged with knowingly
contributing to any infringement of said patent.

The rule of law on this subject, whioh I believe to be the
correot one, is set forth by Judge Cross in the following language in
Rumford Chemical Works vs. Hygienic, 148 Red. 862 (Affirmed 164 Red.
66; 215 U. S. 196):

"In order to establish contributory infringement, it
should be convincingly shown that a granular aoid phosphate
manufactured by the defendant went into a baking powder, which
infringed the patent in suit, and that the defendant manufactured
and sold said phosphate knowing, or having reasonable oause to
know, that it was to be used in an infringing baking powder."

I therefore submit forms for letters, one of whioh should be
sent by me to Dyer & Taylor in reply to their letter of September 14,
1916, and the other by yourself to the American Oil and Supply Co. in
reply to their letter of September 20th.

ENC1.

DH/JU

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

V. \

American Oil & Supply Co.

Oils, Greases, acids, Chemicals

AND DYESTUFFS
92 WILLIAM STREET

SOME OFFICE i NEW YORK ClTY

September 20, 1916.

Hr. Wm. H. Meadowcroft ,

fo The Edison laboratories.

Orange , M . J .

Bear Sir:

In accordance with the promise made
to you by the writer, we are enclosing herewith
copy of letter addressed to G. Gennert , 24 East
13th Street, Hew York, by the law firm of Dyer
& Taylor, with reference to the sale of Para-Amido-
Phenol Hydrochloride.

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

DYER a TAYLOR
31 NASSAU STREET

sept. 14, 1916.

Thomas A Edison, Inc.,

Orange, E. ,T.

Gentlemen:

Oar client, the Xathol Mfg. Company Inc., this City,
ha6 been advised that you are manufacturing pararaidophenol with
the intention and purpose of its use as a photographic developer
in connection with caustic soda, in infringement of letters
Patent Ho. 1,168, 011 granted Oct. 26,1915 under which patent our
client is exclusive lioensee.

Specifically our client is informed that you are selling
your product to G. Gennert of this City with the intent and purpose
that it be sold by that concern in infringement of the above
stated patent.

If our information as to this be correct, we are oblig¬
ed to call upon you to discontinue such infringement otherwise
y/e shall regretfully be compelled to institute suit against you
to protect our client's rights.

A notification has been sent tc air. Gennert today, a
copy of vmich iB enclosed for your information, so that you may
be made aware of its oontents.

Awaiting your reply, we are.

Yours

very truly, ^ - „ _

JRT:M

Enclosure

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

Sept, 14, 1916,

Q. Oennort, Esq.,,

84 E. 13th St., Hew York.

Bear Sirt- ••

Oar client, the Kathol Mfg. Oo.Ino.,haB been advised
that yoa are Belling a photographic developer in violation of
rightB Beoorad to it by Letters Patent Ho. 1,168, 011 granted
Oot, 26,1916:^0 Charles J. Thatcher for photographio developer
and under which patent the Katliol! Mfg. Company has an exclusive
lioenBe. Oar olient'B information 1b that you are securing
orders for end making sales of the photographio developer handl¬
ed by yoa by having your salesmen a all upon dealers and users
oalling attention to the above mentioned patent and stating that
you are in position to sell a photographio developer, such as
represented by that patent, for ase in plaoe of Kathol under which
name oar oliont is selling the patented developer.

Our client has been farther informed that your re¬
presentatives have actually sold Paramidophenol end given
speoifio instructions to add oaustio soda thereto so as to get
the results seoured by the use of Kathol covered by the afore¬
said patent.

If our information be oorreot, you are infringing the
above mentioned patent and under instructions from oar client.

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

G. Gennert, Esg, -£- Sept. 14,1916.

we shall, unless you immediately discontinue all future in¬
fringement and within ten days from date render ub Batisfaotory
aBBurBnoe that you have permanently discontinued suoh infringe¬
ment, he obliged to oommenoe Buit against you for an injunction
and aooounting of profits end damages together with the oostB
of the aotion.

Youtb very truly,

Soptomber 27th. 1916.

Hoyden Chemical Works,

136 William Stroot,

Ilew York City. .

Attention of Mr. Sijton.

Gentlemen:

■ I am in receipt of your favor of the
22nd instant, -and regrot to say that for the
present I shall be unable to increase tho dolivor-
ies of Phenol against your contract beyond the
1,000 pounds daily delivery we are regularly making.
Yours very truly.

THE ROCKEFELLER INSTITUTE
FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH.

September 28, 1916.

Thomas A. Edison Laboratories,
Orange, Hew Jersey.

Gentlemen!

We are very much in need of about 2 lbs. of para aoetphenylene diamine
in one of our laboratories, and as I noticed a sample on exhibit at the
ohemioal show, I would like to have you furnish it to us, if it
would be possible for you to do so. Of oourse you realize the nature
of our work is purely for research purposes, and as you have been kind
enough to favor us before 1 hope you will be able to do so again.

Thanking you for past favors.

Yours truly,

THE ROCKEFELLER INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH

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Edison General File Series
1916. Chemicals (E-16-16)
October

135 WILLIAM STREET.

Mr. Thornes A. Edison,

Orange, Neva Jersey.
Dear Sir:-

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We received your letter of Sept. 27th in regard '

to CARBOLIC ACID, and heg to advise you that we shall he
pleased to confer with you in regard to a contract over 1917
whenever you are ready to take up this matter.

Yours very truly.

GS/F.

THE HEYDEII CHEMICAL WORKS.

V. Pres't,

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Mr. Thomas A... Edison,

/Orange, H. J.

Dear Siri-

/ Kindly refer to your telegram of the

October 4, 1916

die, So'eteefaller Institute
lor. xaedioRl heeoarch,

, 66th street sal -:.vonu<
-Sen. Yozfc'-Citii..

GontleT.fi,; i; Attenl

. Chao. D. Snioa

Beferrinn to your favor of tho B8tfc.
ultimo, I toko pleasure in .informing, you that-
xjo are a one ins 'to you by -oppress today; tea
pounds pei-s Ixsotphcmyleueaiewxae and tract it
will be satisfactory for your purpose, be will
bill this at .,.'3.7 fc per pound enu shall bo-flau
‘ to furbish farther supplies if you. desire.

fours very truly.

Assistant to . 7 jr. Jidison.

W. H. Meadoworoft, Esq. ,

Edison Laboratories ,

Orange, N. J.

Dear Mr. Meadoworoft : -

I received your favor (■
as I can get the data together,
you further.

For your information, we are c
stalling at Utica three 8,600 k.w. unitsT^or"® total of
26,600 k.w. I believe the major part of thiB will be
available most of the year, but I must get from them
how much they will have to spare. We have got the same
oondition at Cohoes, with a ohanoe to install a couple
of other units, which will be in practically the same
oondition. However, as soon as I get this data togeth¬
er, I will communicate with you.

Yours very truly,

(otAAzzy,,

October Tj, 1916

Mr* John Bacon, Jr., '

C/o .Edison Benzol Plant, . * '

Cambria Steel Company ,

Johnstown, ionnsylvania.

Boar fir . Bacon:

At l:;.6t we .arc going to movo our oncosa
'■Toluol . I hr, vo sold 10,000 gallons. Of this' thoro is •

' 2,000 gallons at Silver Lalro . you will probably renen-
:ber' tho.t two or throe months agaoyou shipped mo thirty
odd drums 'to Silver . Lake and- X havo twenty drums loft , so
that we will call oh you for about 0*000 gallons.

At' tho present .time, howovoi, no want to havo
. only one car-load shipped . . I do not know exactly hov;
much there is in a carload, but you can ship the usual,
quantity which goeB in a carload.

liar sd on t»5*

Shoro delivery, notifying Eho ilitr.o Pqwdcr Co., Port ,
Ewon, u.y.

..s wo havo to bo qai to particular about this,

I havo taken the liberty of writing on- a blank bill of
lading just the way your Bill of lading should be made
out* I just used any form of bill- of lading that I
could get so this is only given to show you just how
your bill of lading should be mado out. 1 believe you
always give duplicate -bills of lading.

bill you please get this 'shipmont off ad
uickly as possible. \ '

Yours truly.

Assistant to Ur. Edison.

October 6, 1916.

to. Thomas A. Edison,

Orange, N.J.

Dear Sir:-

We are in the market to purchase several
items which you have recently advised you were manufac¬
turing.- as follows:

*/£2j/£tefasd4t _

mg*1*'

I *n \ #J*y&(/t<l<»t/'G$'mae(

19 | / _Qo_tober_9., - -/^Si,-

J/ A^, MscrXo— 1 i ?vu“A.'“l

_EdleOn, 0^*-M r | |,,- 41 *5*-^,

iu M AA h f- *«•*>

Dear Fir:- l**" AtU-1

looking over the two statements of aooount of
Woodward Plant ooverlng the period of about twelve months end¬
ing in July 1st, 1916, we find the following^figwces^-^ ^

Running Expenses for six months ?.r *( ^

up to December 1915 . • • . . i . . .j45,36J,81^

Running Expenses for six months

\ UlK

Quantity of Toluol for six months ,_v , ’

up to Deoember 1915, . . 16,336 gals, ^

Quantity of Toluol for six months

from January to June 1916,. . . . 7?1./? - =i —

_ _ X 40,841 gal Ba

Quantity of BensoX for six months
from January to June 1916. . . ./. . . ,

In short ,o i't oodatffua about 1 130,000 to run the
plant for twelve months and we got, during the same period,
about 40,800 gallons of C. P, Toluol and about 344,000 gallons

CV-5

UK Thomas A. Ediaon, “2~

I*.,

of Pure Benzol , (During the saw period we made about $30,000.
out of Kapthaline and Solvent Naptha, but I will not count thin
here but leave it out to be applied for any emergency expense
whioh might come up during the ooming year,}

The above means that it will pay us to oontinue
to run the plant if we are sure to aell more than 8130. 000o
worth of products

(l) I understand that you will not require very muoh

of Benzol out of Woodward next year and if eo, will
you authorize ua to sell the entire output of Benzol
between January lat 1917 and December 1st, 19177
Your friends, American Oil & Supply Company
advise me that they think they oan sell the next
year*a output of Benzol from Woodward between 50#
and 55# per gallon if we act before the present mar¬
ket changes. Please let ua know of your desire.

(3) Ae to Toluol, we wojild "like to dispose of next

year’s output non 'and if. you will, kindly authorize
ue to sell it at any prloe above 83.00 per gallon, we
will immediately place this matter in our broker’s hands
giving him a oomml ssionof.one-half of the difference be¬
tween $3.00 and the pried he' obtains for ua. Please let

Kindly study this whole situation and let us know
what you wish ue to do. We remind you that we have the right
to take gas from Woodward Iron Company until July 1st, 1918, but
we believe it impossible to sell any produota for 1918.

ST:VC

October 10, 191£r

Kallinckrodt Chemical Worts limited
Montreal, Canada. '

Gentlemen :

Replying to your favor of the 6th instant,

I beg to cay that we make Sodium Acetate and Acentanilid,
but neither one of them complies with the requirements
of the U.' S.(P.

As t° inr Iron By Hydrogen, we make it U.S. P.
excepting a slight trace of sulphur. Ehis Iron iB
being furnished by me to the Erade generally, and wo
are all sold up to the extent of our production. I
expect, however, to have an increased capacity in about
six weeks. '

Yours very truly,

October 11, 1916

American Oil & Supply Co.,

92 William Street,

Hew York City.

Gentlemen : Attention Hr. A. B. Jones.

Eoplying to your favor of the Sth instant,
in regard to moisture content of our Para Amido l->honol
Hydrochloride, let me say that iSr. Baison informs me
that Just as soon as our new Centrifuge is received
all this trouble will be’ done away with. Vie expect
to get this Centrifuge within the next two or three
weeks .

Yours very truly.

Assistant to Hr. Edison.

N FERNANDO (TRINIDAD )

Trinidad-Tarouba Oil Development Company,

SAN FERNANDO,

Trinidad. B.W.I. HW .X^r..P.?.1'.9.'ber..l3.rl9l6

. M.H. Hutchison,

Chief Engineer r-v'/ ^ — ^ >» >•' .

Edison Storage Battery Co. \jL/ S' YW^ /S.V i

Referring to the subject of fluxed manjak and to thV
sanqple which I called to your attention as a binder in mo 1 d e dU.
lation, it occurs to me that for soma of your .purposes you may per¬
haps be more particularly interested in a very dry powdered forts of
this natural hydro-carbon, of which I enclose a small sample for
your inspection. I shall be very glad to hear what you think of
it. It is altogether likely that you will find our product ad¬
mirably suited for the manufacture of phonograph records.

The electrical and chemical resistance of this substance

is unusually great. Its specific gravity has been established at
1.125, ike softening point at 383 degrees E. , and the melting point

October 14. rf#/ 6.

«, Inc.,

Attention of Mr. W,

Gentlemen:*

We beg to acknowledge the receipt cf your favor
of October 11th and note with great pleasure that you are willing
to take all the Benzol from Woodward Plant for the year 1917 at
the prioe of 55£ par gallon for the first six months, and 50£ per
gallon for the last six months, and we hereby beg to agree that
we will sell you all the Benzol from the said plant at the above
mentioned prices whioh are f.o.b. Silver Lake, N. JY, same as our
oontraot covering up to the end of this year.

Thinking that there might be a little confusion
how to determine the total quantity for the first six months, we
propose that you pay us 55£ on all the Benzol shipped from Woodward
Plant on or before June 30, 1917, and 50£ for all the shipments
made between July 1st and December 31st, 1917.

Please consider that this letter of ours takee the
plaoe of the contract for the above.

We take this opportunity to thank you sincerely

*%n ■ ■

r ■

■Thomas A. Edison, -2-

for your kind deolalon which relievos ua entirely of the worry
and trouble In aelllng all the Benzol from Woodward for the coming
year. We further appreciate the very fair prloe you have given
ua and aaaure you that we cannot wlah any better than what you
have kindly agreed.

Aa to Toluol, we understand from your letter that
you authorize pa to aell at any price above $1.75 per gallon, and
we are going to employ a broker with the understanding that the
net price we must get is $3.00 per gallon and that anything he
obtaina above $3.00, we and he will divide half and half.

Thanking you again for your kind aasi stance in
agreeing to take all the Benzol for the year 1917 whioh places
the aocount of the Woodward Plant in an absolute safe position,
and with kindest regards.

Yours very truly.

ST :VC

^tattleg tt

(Unions, (Eljmtcals, Oils anb HJutpral proiutda

> 11-18 Cliff Stkeets

NEW YORK

10/16/16

Ur. 'i'homas A. Edison,

Orange, H.J.

My dear Ur. Edison; -

Have your favor of the 13th and wish to apologize
for failure, ere this, to communicate with you respecting
deferred shipments of Aniline Oil against my contract due
to my being absent from this city considerably late acu¬
pressure of accumulated business requiring my attention upon
my return.

I am more than mindful of the friendly disposition
you have shown towards me on more than one occasion, the
last in connection with reducing your contract price.

I have been doing everything within my power to
arrange with customers to accept delivery of Aniline Oil against
pnntractfe I have v/ith them* "but on account of falling off in

deSant and^eclinl in. price, naturally customers have fought

hard against accepting deliveries until finally I ha\e insisrea
uwon Stein Hirsh & Co: talcing 10 drums due them this month,

ly consent to same.

Accordingly, I would thank you please to get ready and
ship to them as heretofore, 10 drums of Ani“"e °i1f??^Jnw111
give you shipping instructions in a day or two xor fifteen
or eighteen drum! more to come here and will follow these
instructions with more as soon as possible.

Hope to see you tomorrow for a short chat as per
my phone talk with your Mr. Meadowcr oft this P.M.

sd/hs

October 17, 1916.

Ur, Stanley Doggett,

99 John Street,

Hew York City, H.Y. *

Dear Mr. Doggett:

Ur. Meaaoweroft has hanaea me your
favor of the 16th instant , ana has also given me
the eubstanco of the talk you haa with him this morn¬
ing. I appreciate the difficulties you have been
up against, but am glaa to learn that you are now
beginning to move the Aniline Oil.

Your request to ship ten arums to Stoin,
Hirsh. & Company is notea. Ehb aate of shipment is
not given in your letter, but Mr, Meadowcroft says
you told him to ship October 20th, so we will make
shipment that day of those ton drums.

I am much pleased to learn that you osyaoot
to give shipping instructions for fifteen to eighteen
drums more within a. few flays. Shis will relieve somo
of the congestion at Silver lake.

Yours very truly,

06u,

American Oil & Supply Co.

Oils, Greases, acids, Chemicals
and Dyestuffs

92 WILLIAM STREET
OFFICTE! jNew York City

V /

^ C/W October 18, 1916.

. H. l.Ioadowcroft ,

Edison laboratories ,

Orange, U. d.

r. He ad owe ro ft :

In quoting Eara-Amido -Phenol Hydro-
ohloride for export, it is necessary in response
to each inquiry to stato the percentage of Para-
Amido-Phenol in the material we are offering.

V/e would like to have, if possible, an analysis
of the Para -Ami do -Phe no 1 Hydrochloride, stating
the percentage of Para. If you can get this
for me, it will be greatly appreciated.

you will recall that v/e have had up the
subiect of packing Para-^mido-Phenol. Our custo¬
mers are complaining that tho material is expen¬
sive and being packed in wooden boxes, in
Quantities, part of it gets away from them. They
havo asked that we have it packed in five pound
paraffined paper bags, and if possible, we would
like to comply with their request, for it is an
important item, and we suppose that our customers
1 have the right of dictating how they should receive
\ the products they purchase.

V.’ill you please let me know as soon as
possible whether this packing is feasible, and ii
not, what sort of packing you <■•”» ""T,T'n w *hnT'
safely carry this article.

/it", fktak

3 CrtcLcxs'o ICtcjc,

r;

fna-i'e

0

supply that would
Yours very truly,

AEJ:B

AMERICAN OIL & SUPPLY CO. •

OILS, GREASES, ACIDS, CHEMICALS * ^

AND DYESTUFFS (jJ& 1/

, 92 WILLIAM STREET •

oFiicK! New York City

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ibj “*■«». tree

yi Edison Laboratories, . j ,q£*v«^

Orange, H. J. jj ,

Dear Ur. Ileadowcroft:

We are again in considerable inq«irgpn**ft*^
Benzidine, and we have several niJl^fefers dffere^jJ?
to us, provided we can make shipmer^nj^rioer.

We have hesitated to take on this ffiness^^ /

Will you please advise whether you think
that we would be safe in accepting orders for de¬
livery at that time, and if not, when do you think
shipments will commence.

A T.niiR t n AH OlLoS: SUPPLY CO.

AEJ:B

lip. Thomas A. Edison,

Orange,

Dear Sirs- _ _

As a record for your files, I have attached here an approximate
estimate of tho cost for producing the Amidophenol Hydrochloride for the
past week. Chase figures will not vary over 1 to $ as compared with the
actual cost, and I am sending you this report as the cost for making this
Hydrochloride under the present operating conditions is so expensive that
ray idea was that in calling this to your attention there might ho some
emergency corrections that you could make that would bring these figures
down to a reasonable basis. I have talked a number of times to Hr.
Christensen of the necessity of holding this expense down where it is at
all possible but his contention has been that the operation as yet is still
in the experimental stage and that until such a time as it is standardized
cur expense here will be greater than hereafter. V/e have constructed an
industrial railroad to handle the raw materials from the Erie siding to
help the cost of handling the raw materials as much as possible and we have
changes under way that will also help cut later on. At the same time, as
compared with the aggregate, this is a s^ll item and although my understand¬
ing is that there are proposed changes now under way which will reduce this
cost materially, I have been hoping from day to day to see some of the„e
changes go into effect to help the sheaving in this division. Ho doubt you
have this matter under close observation but however I took it for granted
that these figures attached here would be a guide to you as they may be a
help in your calculations for future operations.

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

Keith Cm Compact

PEOPLES GA.S BUILDING

IBB SOUTH MICHIGAN AVENUE

Oot. 19th, 1916.

_ ars sarraaKi-jasirJS:

„ 2 =a»“-SSwS£,^S.

billty the rental rates Will « ■*“£/«“ “*£ '£% 22 on oare'to he
as vie are being importuned by various ] part ^ now Bnd July lBtf 1917,

delivered under lease oontraetaatanyihtwe $46.00 per month

and while we have not rented any leases, prices as high as

S5»3S SoKetSd. and have been accepted by some of the
other car companies.

v. « ssr'Sa’L11 - jt ~ ts“

all oontraots entered half of next year, we are chocking

to get any new equipment *efor ■ oailing the attention of our friends

up all of our unexpired 00^5a°f:“the extent of giving us their business
whom we expect to remain with us tetter baBis than others, to the

when we can take care of them on the same
conditions existing.

K you are unable to decide at this time, «£“,*£**

fectly satisfactory to us , but we do Soliger than a few days, as

SB XSX'ZZZ will mean8 still higher prices of cars and consequent¬
ly increase the rental rates.

Assuring you of our desire to cooperate with you, we are.

October 20th, 1916.

Ur. neadowcroft:

X cm iu receipt of your Memorandum indicating that
you ere in a position to supply Carbolic, Aniline Oil and.
paraphenylenedioraino for export shipment.

I have particulars regarding Carbolic Acid, but I
shall bo pleased to have you advise mo ea to the present prices
of Aniline Oil' and Paruphenylenediamino , together with infor¬
mation regarding the meaner in v;hich theoo chemicals are packed
also whether a charge is Bade for packing.

Ootobor 23, 1916.

jf ~ '

/■' Mr. Walter Stevena:

Beplying to your memorandum of
the 20th inst. in which you asked me to advise you
as to the present prioes of Aniline Oil and Para
Phenylonediamine.

At the present time we have only
a limited quantity of Aniline Oil to dispose of, and
as Iffl r. 2dison does not expect to manufacture this
material next year, we shall have only about 5 or 10
tons to offer for 3ale. Aniline Oil is put up in
steel drums containing about 900 lbs. each. There is
an extra charge for the drums, amounting to §10.00 each,
but there is no charge made for packing. At the
present time Mr. Edison is willing to dispose of 5
or 10 tons of Aniline Oil at 26-1/2 cents per pound,
f.a.s. New York.

AS to Para Phenylene diamine , we
put it up in cons containing 5, 10, 25, 50 and 100 •
pounds respectively For export these can3 are packed
in substantial boxes, and there is no charge for package
or packing. The price of Para Phenylonediamine is aB
follows :

§4.00 per lb. up to 200 lbs.

3.75 " " 200 to 500 lbs.

3.50 " " 600 to 1000 lbs.

3.25 " " in lots of 1000 lbs. and over.

At the present time we do not want
to offer the Para Phenyl enediamine in England and Prance,
as we have a customer who takes very large quantities
from us and has built up a business in England and Prance
on our Para Phenylen edi amine .

AH

IY.H. lieadoworoft .

October 20,- 19X6.

Mr. B. D. Woodward.

4i West 64th Street ,

Hew York City, H.Y.

Dear Sir:- '

Defer ring to your favor of the 13th instant,
to Hr. Hutchison, we beg to say that this was handed to
Hr. Edison together with the small saraplo of fluxea
man38k. Mr. Edison wishos me to say in regard to this
that in order to try experiments to see whether we can
use it, he ought to have at least 100 pounds. If you
send this-, will you kindly have it addressed tome,
also notifying me by letter of its shipment, and 1 will
bring it to Mr. Edison's personal attention. He wishes
S to ask the price per pound,. 3?. 0. B.. Oran~o, H.J.

' Yours very truly.

Assistant to Hr. Edison.

OPFICB OF

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(Snlors, QHjmirala, ©tla anil Mineral JjJrnimrta

09 John and 11-18 Cliff Streets spsciai, o

UH NEW YORK

10/20/16

Thomas A. Edison, ^sq.

Orange, N.J ,

Dear Sir;

Have yours of the 17th and it is ali right to make
shipment to Stein Hirsh & Co . on the date mentioned.

^ In keeping with phone order to your Ur . Tuck,

ship 11 drums consigned to my order here to arrive the 28t)

understand from Ur. ^eadoweroft you had offered some 01
/out at 25/ per pound, to relieve stock congestion.

■ ‘ Can you offer any through me at that figure? Believe

I can move five or ten tons at 24 or 25/.

A Yours very ^respectfully.

O' M

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ol S t&A ^ ^ k

SPECIALTIES: ANILINE COLORS AND

PRODUCTS.

Manufacturing Processes Devised

and Improved .

Inventions Developed.

A. JANNY, Ph. D.

CONSULTING CHEMIST,
25 FRANKFORT STREET,

NEW YORK.

Chemical Products, Raw Materials,
Intermediary and Waste Products
Examined and Reported On.

Oct.

21, 1910..

Mr. Thos. A. Edison

Orange, N. J .

Dear Sir:

I noticed your exhibit at .the Chemical exposition in Grand
Central Palace. A firm interested in the manufacture of Direct
Cotton Colors having charged me with finding out about the supply
of raw materials X would ask whether you are ready for contracting
the delivery of Benzidine (Basis or Sulfate) and the price you
waould charge for same. If you would send me a small sample for
ascertaining the quality of your product it would probably facil¬

itate an understanding.

Awaiting your early reply, I

Yours very truly

/£/ a. MuS, Sji.

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October

1916.

American Qil S Supply Co.,

. 92 William Street,

Hew York City, H.Y. • •

Gentlemen: Attention ar. A« E. Jones.

i Your favor of the- loth instant, in regard

to 36ns;idine v;as received and shown to Hr.. Edison. Ho
wishes me to tell you that he is working on the Benzi¬
dine himself as the other parties failed to make the
process work. He is- at it from eight o'clock in
the morning until midnight, and hqES to have his plant
in operation at the latter end of Bovember, if he can
get the necessary apparatus. He feels very confident
that he can get such apparatus. ,

- 4 Yours very truly.

A-ssistant to l.!r. Edison.

October 23, 1915

Messrs. 3. B. Badger & ions Oo. ,
*' 63-78 Pitts it..

Bouton, Mass.

lontlonon:

Xour letter dated October 18th by Hr. Carswell for
attention of Hr. b. a. endow croft, Assistant to ar. adlson,
has boon roforrod to the writer for a ttontlon.

Oar Hr. s-illor has turned over to mo your statement
dated July 18, 1916, togothor with tho bills listed below:

Date

Hay 1,1915
Bay 4,1918
May 29,1918
.Tuna 9,1915

Juno 19,1915
.TUly 14,1918
July 23,1910
Jan. 25,1916
Jon. 26,1916
Credit Homo.
Aug. 19,1915

Credit Homo.
Jan. 19,1916

Amount

Your Bo. Hxnianation of bill

72204 2 Sxtonalon She rrnorao tors § 90.00

74094 Otillu, fariks, eto. 8,635.00

76799 Freight on 1 oar of Iron iitilla 50.40

78767 itoilrr;nd fares and expenses,

also labor 78.89

77442 hobor, railroud faros and expenses 96.78

78330 1 Iron Cooler 290.00

78329 Sight Olnssoa for f-henol utill . 72.00

71871 Hnginoorlng aorvioos and expenses ‘ 204.40

85763 ' " " " " 112.45

Credit for extra express on 1 oaso

marked Hew fork 1.75

( Allowance per letter of Jan.
i Lase allowance per Hr. tiaeo:
i lottar of fob. 19,1916
( Hot amount of credit

19,19161,759.94

192.51

1,567.43.

Pleaso atnto in oonneotion with these bills and orodits
our ordor numbers covering the work, or give us a memorandum of any
authority in some other form which may have boon sent you to eovor
this work.

Inasmuch aa your work ms done for several of Mr.
aaison’ s Interests, the aooountlng for which is handled
separately, wo should llko to ask that you kindly give ue a
statement of your authority for the work dono for each limit,
tho amount of contract, tho amount which has boon paid on
account and tho balance duo. In this connection ploaoo hoar
in mind that Ur. Edison has two plants at ailvor hsko, 11. 1.
manufacturing (Jarbolio Acid, one known ns tho ildleon uurbollo
Aoid Division of Thomas A. lidioon, Inoorporatod and tho othor
known as tho ihonol Plant of Thomas A. ddison. If possiblo,
ploaoo distinguish between those two, either by 3tatlng thoir
location, or by authorities roooivad.

If you will kindly holp us out in this oonnootlon
as otatod abovo, v/o shall bo glad to go into this matter
thoroughly at onoo, and endeavor to straighten out tho aooount

Thanking you for your attention, I am,

Yours vary truly,

ftUJK

Boorotary.

and Mr. Uoadoworof t.

October '24,1216.

Hr. Stanley Doggett, .

99 John St., New York City,

Hew York.

Dear Ur. Doggett:

■Rfi-ferrine to the latter part of your

of th. s ».y 2*i»r if «£““*

ys ss.t*is

S?;»o of. lltfS^LtS. I «U1 ««. J°» »» omorteHty.

Yours very truly, .

October 24,1916.

Keith Oar Company,

122 South Michigan Ave . ,

Chicago, Ill*

Gentlemen: Attention Ur. 0. S. Koith

your favor of the 19th instant, :tn regard
to Contract Ko. 15.2, covering two K. I. X. enrB 661
and 664; has been received and shown to, Mr. Edison.

He wishes me to say that he will take advantage of the
present rental rates, and will thorefor rent these
two cars for another year.

If you will send on the contract, we will
have it executed by him.

Yours very truly.

Assistant to Mr. Edison.

October 24,1916.

Mr. Alex ffrauat, Jr.,

161 Eorth 6th Street,
ilewark, it. J .

Bear Sirs ■ .

lour favor of the 21st iaot&t has boon roeoived.
Mr. .Edison wishes us to say in reply that ho aoos not
wish to GO ' any further in the' manufacture of other, chem¬
icals at tills ‘time, and therefore would not he interested
in your offer.

. . ■ Yours very, truly.

Edison laboratory.

We have been manufacturing, at our plant at
Waverly, N.J., Aniline oolors for sometime. We are
interested in - ACID CARBOLIC CRYSTALS. Will you
kindly advise us your very best price for spot shipment,
in lots of 300 to 350 lbs?

Also - your oontraot price for weekly shipments
of 300 to 350 lbs., for a period of three to six months.

Thanking you, we are.

Very truly yourB,

/October 25,1916 .

2tr* A. Jenny,'

.25 Eronkfort Street,

Hew YorE, H.Y. .

Door 'six ' •

replying to your favor of the 21st inst.,
wo would aa.y that while wo* are preparing to manufacture
Benzidine, wo would not bo ready for several weeks to
mako dolivories. Vie cannot quote you prices as we hove
contracted our entire production to the Amor icon Oil
& Supply Oo., 52 Bafayotto St,, llowark, II. J. , ana ’we
would refer you to^thor.i for quotation.

. Yours very truly,

Edison laboratory.

N •

Phenol 16 discolored by a number of egonoies.
Par lose of impurity than eon bo dotaotod by any chemical
means known is euffiolent to aisoolor a large quantity of
Phenol. Care must be exercised in regard to the examina¬
tion of ohemiolao used, mo tall io contamination during manu¬
facture, ana the preservation of the Phenol after manufactured.

•if „„„ of invoatigation in the Laboratory,

it con bo elated that the oauoos of discoloration are:

(1) Oxides of nitrogen. SheBe impart an immediate
yollow or reddieh - brown color to Phenol. Che oxides ore
liberated if nitratoB or nitrites are present as impuritioe
in the acid or alkali used. ttheBe should be examined and
be of teetea purity. Che lower oxide of nitrogen formed
from nitrites are particularly bad.

She yoloration imparted by oxides of nitrogen is
immediate. Che coloration of Phenol upon exposure to the
air may be due in part to the presence of the minnte traces
of nitrous aoid always present in air; Phenol well and care¬
fully prepared, however, resists discoloration, ^therefore
Boeme mare probable that the gradual discoloration of Phenol
in containers, whether oxpoeed to air or not, ie due to met¬
allic contamination, of which more will be said later.

When Phenol has once been discolored, there ie no
simple method of color removal such as precipitation end
filtration, etc . , because we are not dealing with an aqueous
solution. Cho simplest, end practically the only method of
purification, ie to resort to distillation. A single distilla¬
tion suffices if the contamination is metallic; repeated dis¬
tillations are necessary if the coloration 16 due to oxides
of nitrogen.

(Z) Metallic Contamination. Iron and copper were found
to be the metals with the most dolotorions effect upon Phenol.
J*on *5®* iaa particularly high coloring power. Iron appears
to be the ooloring agent so much feared because, when Phenol
Is in oontaot with iron, some iron is dissolved, even if the
discoloration io not immediately apparent . A minirmm 0f vola¬
tile iron salt is formed which distills over with the Phenol.
Upon standing the iron salt is elowly oxidised to the ferric •
condition and shows the characteristic pink color which so
often appears after the shipment of apparently pure snow-white
Phenol. Phis explains the high resistance to discoloration
possessed by somo Phenol even when exposed; the Phenol contain¬
ing the least of iron salt resists discoloration to the great¬
est extent*

Contact of Phenol with copper, particularly with
popper seals, causes a yellow discoloration.

Discoloration of Phenol - Continued- Page 2.

fin ana sino do not aiocolor Phenol. Zino la to
be recommended for the composition of worms and oolls.

Vats and pans shoulfl not be of caBt Iron, but should have
a heavy galvanised coating.

Containers In which Phenol Is shipped Bhould have
a heavy galvanlEed coating or be thoroughly tinned. Some
of the tinned cane tested In the Laboratory had a poor coat¬
ing and pOBBessed innumerable "pin holes" of expOBea iron.

She coating upon the tinned cans can he tested by adding
a vlsoous solution of gelatine to which a little potassium
ferricyanlde has hoen added; blue spots and marts will show
wherever the Iron has not hoen covered. .

With regard to glass bottleB, Balter (see LungoTr-)
attributes the reddening of phenol in glass bottles to the
prosonco of iron in the glass ■ She fact the Merck' e send
their silver- labelled product in bluo cobalt glasB Instead
of the cheaper brown glass (containing Iron) which would exclude
chemically active light just as effectively may have signif¬
icance. It seems advisable to use bottles of bluo cobalt
glass in oaso they can bo ■ obtained.

When Phenol has once been colored by metallic con¬
tamination, such as tho pink color formed upon standing, the
color can be removed from tho concentrated aqaeOusiBolution
by addition of zlno dust and filtration. She color removal
appears to be permanent- She reaction in thlB case is not a
reduction, but a displacement of iron or copper in aqueous
solution by sine, and therefore does not take place In Phenol
alone, fhe dilution, treatment with sino dust, and filtration
le more bother than simple distillation whioh is generally
resorted to. ,

If proper precautions ore taken in its preparation
ami preservation. Phenol will not discolor; no repeated dis¬
tillations or rectification will then be necessary.

LABQRA50EX OP fHOiiaS A.EDI20H.

Oe*f*v, Ufa .

October 27,19X6.

Dicks , Davit! ' Company,- .

302 Broadway, iiew Yorlc City,

IJow York.

Gentle nan: Attention . r. a. I-. Bake, greatr-tror.

*. , l,o aro in receipt of your favor of the

24th instant, ana beg to quote you- on Carbolic Aeia
Crystals, 55? por pounds, JT, 0. 3'. Cilvor lake, if.J.,
in lots of 300 to SfcO pounds. Shis price is spot
cash -without discount, lie cannot very well make
short time contracts as we aro- ooligoa .to contract
no less than a years supply of our raw mnter5.als,
but we most always hav~ come Hie no 1 for spot delivery
at the market. he think you could undoubtedly get
what you want from month to month from either our¬
selves or our competitors.

Yours very truly,

Edison laboratory.

American Oil & Supply Co.

Oils, Greases, acids, Chemicals
and Dyestuffs
9a william street

office i New York City

Mr. Y7. H. Ueadoworoft,

liaison's laboratories,

Orange, H. J.

Bear Mr. Meadowcroft:

Confirming the writers telephone conversation with
you. wouia state that we are still receiving very serious com¬
plaints about the working of the Pharaphenylenediamine . These
complaints are particularly aireetea against tne. deliveries we
havo male in the month of October, ana we have had complaints
on the quality with which adjustments have been made.

Ur. Goodwin tells us that the material which we sent
to replace the original bags which he complained about, is .jot
a hit better, and that he is having all kinds of trouble with it.

Mr. Bode states that out of the 350 lbs. which we sent
him this month, what he has so far used has been anything but
satisfactory. He informed us that he has dyed 150,000 dog skins,
and that the first lots that were dyed turned in color before
the last part of this job of 150,000 skins could be dyed and
packed for shipment. This means that the dye turned while in
his place within a period of less than two weeks.

He suggests that Mr. Edison send someone , who is re¬
sponsible and knows the workings of Paraphenylonediamine , to
their factory, and see just how it is used, and the conditions
under which it works, and if there is anything that could be _
suggested to remedy the matter, they are only too willing to he
guided by the suggestions.

will you please let us hear from you on this subject,

Yours very truly.

American oil & Supply Co.,

, 92 Viilliam Street,

Hew York City,
How York.

Boar Sirs : Attention Mr. A. B. Jones

J have roceivea your favor of the 28th inet.,
eoneorning complaints about the working of the Bara
Bhenylonediamine .

I showed your letter to Mr. Edison this morn¬
ing and ho says that ho cannot understand it at all.

Wo have haa absolutely no other complaints about tho
material delivered in October., - ana we have sold a
great deal. She well knov. Pur Byers, A. Hollander L
Son, are using very large quantities of our- Bara Bhony-
lonediamine every day, and they have found it entirely
satisfactory, so Mr. Edison cannot, think that tho trouble
complained of is duo to our Bara Bhenylenediamino, but
fools quite sure there must bo other reasons.

Bono of our people have any experience in
ayo'ing furs so there is ne ono thai wo could send over
to tho factories of your, customers. , All we can do is
to furnish tho Para Phonylonediaraino and lot customers
work out tho dyeing according to thoir own different
formulas. ‘

Yours vory truly.

Assistant to Mr. Edison.

'4^ ^ !j^*r“A'!/'r^AV

0«t. 31, 1916. “

“fr> A A.. rs„,. LfHfiA

■® ^ w«L- , w«s-

,. a. L*.

Dear Kr. I-eadowcroft: ,i^_€ 4t^ ^

After ou* telephonic conversntaSn of this morning,

I took up v.ith the principals who are in the market for ten tons of
phenol a reek for six months begining in November, the question of
price re discussed. .■ 'They ''said, .that they would like to receive a
firm offer from Mr. Edison for their requirements and from what
transpired, I believe that the. deal can be closed this v-eek on the
basis of forty-eight cents per pound with an allowance of one cent
per pound brokerage. This brokerage has got to be split in half
so that I will receive one-half of it. The price is for phenol in

> melting point and other characteristics,
given to understand that these people were

: and I will telephone you c

Yours pcery trul;

Caminol

Acid Violet 4B
Bis. Brovm X Brill
B1 am ark Brown 2RN
Chrysoidine R
Chrysoidine X
Croc Orange ;jf02544
Green X.

Green R
Methyl Blue BB
Methyl Blue RBX
Phosphine BBS
Quinoline
Rhodamine Base
Rhodamine BX
Violet 6B Cryst.

Acid Green BBA
Cressotinio Acid
Phltalic Acid

Phenilene Biamene Meta basic
l’henylin Bi amine Para
Parathenylene diamine
Caminol

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Market Eepohm-Oommeboiai News
50 PINE STREET
NEW YORK OITY

Chemicals-Hoavy & Plinraaoouticals-Coul Tor Products-ot

Dottier is in tho markot for l/200 kogs Chlorate of Potash.
Rhodnnino B nt ?4.00 '

Manufacturing company is in tho market for 200 lbs, Diroct Bluo,
Roddish Shado, ono percent dyoing in raw stock to bo sont with
quotations.

Doalor is in tho market for Soda Aah 58% donso, spot or noar
futurs .

Loathor Mill is in tho market for Bichromate of soda, '

Consunor is in tho market far 2000 to 3000 lbs. bluo Aleppo ''hole
Nut galls Jmmmodiato shipment.

Manuf actuors • agont is in tho markot for about 500 tons of Ammonia
Carbonate. A somplo of 500 lbs. will be roquirod.

Doalor is in tho markot for 3 cars Bluo Vitriol. Ono car in Doc,,
ono in January, and cno in Fobruary) 99% Largo crystals roquirod.
And wishes to uako cdntract for supply of Fommldohydo ovor

2 bbls. Diroct Black at Sl.90i 600 lbs, cyanol bluo at 37,00.

| BENZOL - Pure - Although supplios'aro not offered with any ^usual froodom tho
pricos nnmod are somowhat lowor and goods aro available in somo directions at 58 .0

- ? r sfrs1

/ some businoss has passod and tho price quotod to-day by somo factors P -*

' is 38.10 and up to 32.25 depending on seller and quantity; orders aro in tho markot
It lower pricos, and it is possible that sellers will take business at tho lowor^^
l'ovolo; on contract the avorago prico quotod is 32.00, although this
in somo diroctions , A subscriber desires 1 tank car prompt. tn 20c do-

NXTRO BENZOL - Rodistillod spot is hold at pricos that rango r“ >

ponding cn sollor and needs of buyor; no domand is in ovidonco and supplies aro

PlCnpARANmANILINE - Tho markot is praoticolly baro of spot supplios, favors «°35
quoting howover, for delivery about tho 15th of Novombor at vl*60,
is namod. Tho domand for spot and prompt is koon. in

DINTIRO PHENOL - For dolivory in about throo wooks factors aro
quantities; the spot market is firm and high, with offerings for * or immodiat

scarce; on contract of frem four to six months tho figuro of 75

I r PARA PHBNYLENE DIAMINE - Although somo factors aro holding strongly at P^cosjhc

/rango from 33.60 to 33.75 in othor diroctions tho lowor figure of 33.25 is nado for

SPOtDI«JID0UpHEN0LS-°Avaiittblo supplios aro limited to a fow contros who advisee!
fairly steady domand; spot goods aro quoted at 37.50 in quantities, with h p
fer small or businoss ranging up to 010.00, .. . 7p

/ NAPHTHALINE - For spot high grado whito flakos tho avorago spou figuro xs fc *.

ocrao manufaotuorors holding steadily at higher prices, and not seoAng kusinoso. j®
factors aro quoting fractionally lowor pricos, quoting at 6-go for D0*n
flakos in largo quantities; importod flakos aro still hold in the "“A^bothood o
ANILINE COLORS - Trading in the dye markot continues quito good. Loalora
inclined to make sales satisfactory in order to retain the good will of their custom
ors upon the close of tho war and in this matter are showing considerable for osigh..
Considerable intoroot is shown in Nigrooino jot shido and quite eomo^aiiiicui y
has boon oxporioncod in securing a product that is fast and ovon. An o a

is in ovidonco to-day of a good sizod smeunt at a vory attractive prico, Tho asm... d
for Eo'sino still continues with practically no offerings m ovidonco, Magenta 'r-_
stals uro also in good domand ono doalor in particular being in tho markot for a
largo amount at a modorato prico. - , ■ •

Continuing cur usual custom wo aro listing bolcw somo of tho odors tha. h.w.
boon called’ to cur attention to-day. • '

1000 lbs. Higrosino SS Jot Si’. 10 1000 lbs. Chrysophomno 36.00

1500 " Safranino 9.25 200 " Soluble 31uo typo 1,25

75 " Aliz. Rod (Bayern) 10.00 80 11 Magenta Crystals Puro 8.75

80 " Blichsino Pcwdorod cone. 8.00 ■ 45 " Rhodamino 60 . 9.00

200 11 Mul achito Croon Cryotaio' typo9.50 -100 lbo. Cotton Aniline Bluo6’.75

500 " Eosino J ADL 4.50- 200 11 Rirplo Lake 2’.00

100 " Diamino Black BH (Sasolla) 7.40- 1Q0 " Diamond Black (Mots) 6,85

500 . " Nat’l, Diroct Black 4% 1. SO 100 " Zambesi Black D (Berlin) ^35 _ —

300 " Indent hr ono Bluo pewdor 7.85’ 200 ‘fMothylone Bluo 2B~ ■5.75>;

1000 lb9. Nigrosine SS Jot
1500 " Safranino

75 " Aliz. Rod (Bayers)

80 " Fuchsino Pcwdorod co

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Mahkidt Repokts-Commekoial News
60 PINE STREET
NEW YORK CITY

Chomicnlo-Hoavy ft Pharmacouticals-Coal Tar Producto-otc. October 26, 1910.

AWILINE' COLORS (Continued) • ' • „

500 lbB. Patent Bluo A $5.25 ■ 100 lb3.' Solublo Blue R SI 2'. 00

100 " Acid Aliz . Brown 30L (Bayor) 5.05-200 lbn. Aliz. Brown _3JL; - 60|_

100 » Azo Carmine 4.35 -500 <£tjaaaaidittOu*^^^

100 " Eosino 9-.00 100 " Magonta Cryatala 9'.00

200 " Rhodamino B 5'.50 100 " Rhodamino 60 Bayor 14A50

200 " Azo Rubino 5'.40 300 " Acid Scarlot 2R 2.50

100 " Acid Violot 4.75 2 bbla. Baoic Magonta 0.50

DYES" ft DYESTUFFS
Panama 07

Moxico 926

Cuba 1.435

Total $ 2,368

CAUSTIC SODA - Spot markot ia somov/hat stiffor in sympathy with tho firnnosa ol
Soda ash, and sollcra aro holding with rolativo atoadinoaa at 3.85 and 3.90. Somo
inquiry ia noted for nsxt your, but buyers aro unwilling to pay moro than 2.95 on
tho flat baais; offora aro mado of 2h, basis 60?. F.O.B. middlo woatorn point, brint.
inf. tho flat prioe.to 3.05,-..: Bxporti frcm-Ki 7. To, Italy 1,012,016 lbs; Valuo
$39, 832; England, 300,738 lbs j Valuo $10, V82;Nicuareua, 14,180 lbs; Value y530,
Moxico, 675,000 lbs; Value/ $2, 380. Cuba, 6,960 Ibsj Valuo $140i San Domingo, 43,875,
Valuo $1, 586 J Total - 2,052,739 lbBj Valuo $55,152.

SODA ASH - Firmnosoas apparent to-day, and thora are moro buyors than sollors,
tho avorago quotation ia 3c, anf following solos at 2.924- and 3,95, tho markot ia
visibly fimor with 2.97^0 ao minimum; quoted at tho close and moat oollors holding
firmly at 3c; salsa, in fact woro roportod at this prico. Tho demand is activo, ar,
predictions are mado that tho markot will go somewhat higher lovols. Exports from
N. Y. To Italy, 635,076 lbs; Valuo $31,181; Moxico, 900 lbs; Valuo $34; Total, 625,97
lbs; Valuo $31,215. • , ,

BICHROMATE OF SODA - A roaction aot in today, and buyora woro ahowingtno aosiro
to load up; soiling pro3suro was ovidoncod from somo quarters, and tho price slid
slightly with willing sailors at 23u,". and ovon 23^0 was montionod; tho few buyors
in tho market woro bidding 21 to 22c. Somo in close touch with tho situation fool
that, this is but a tomporury roaction, and prodict future firmnoss; Dominion goods
arc of fared in seme directions at 324c, with littlo intoroat shorn by buyors. For
noxt your tho price remains 2‘li to 25c. Export from N. Y. to Motherlands, 7,144 lb
Valuo $2,500; to Moxico, 9, 275 lbs, Valuo $2,269. . ..

BICHROMATE OF POTASH - Tho 3pot markot is quiot, and sollors quoto at pricos tna
range from 40 to 4(>4c; tho technical position of this commodity is strong, and if
any important' buying camo into tho market pricos would undoubtedly advance; tho '
fact romains howovor, that many consumors aro substituting the soda successfully .
Experts from N. Y. tc Motherlands, 21,999 lbs; Valuo $3,140'.

CHLORATE OF POTASH - Sellers woro moro prominont today than buyors, and sons or-
forings woro made today ns law as 64c: in other diroctiono, however, sollors wero
holding, at 65 to 65c, and sa
broke slightly, thoro woro
filled, tho market r.iav go b

CASEIN - A Blight advan
is quoted to -day at 2}c to
QUEBRACHO EXTRACT - Sons
range from 7 to 8c, Tho 6

special bloaching grado is quoted at 5 l/3c in bh*o, =rv». , pr&dos,

SULPHURIC ACID - Prices variations are etill rather large; for thevaroE
depending to a large extent on point of shipment; the matter of freight ls.

largely into the spot prices; 66 degroos Brimstone is hold generally y

following some important sales that took much of the low Pr^od goods out of the
market; tho averago figuro quoted is $20 por ton, and up to *22, quoted at

Pyrites is hold generally at from $13 to $19; tho 60 degree Brimstone is quote^
from $10 to $12 F.O.B, plant on contract, bringing the J* °* j,’ *i5, galos of
about 814 to 815; spot or nearby is generally held at the minimum of 815 Sale ^
1000 tons of the 60 degroos Pyrites aro mado to-day at a low Pr£°® depending on
basis of sales being under 810; Now York pneos range from SlO to $12 depend g

sollers and quantities', • ■ , . . .i n « and un to

■ SAUCYtlC ACID - U.S.P, goods are quotod at the mmimiun of ol. 25 P *

$1,35 depending on seller. Tho market continues wontt, and manufacturers r

* BENZOATE OF^ODA - Spot is held at' prices that range st’^’and

cording to seller; for delivory in Nov. Doc. imported goods aro quoted at ,7 an ^

?7 2BENZ0IC ACID - Quiotnoss prevails, with sellers <f»oting at' from $e8,u0 to i9,00.
QUICKSILVER - Tho market is firm at $E0 por 7S pound flask. ovidonoo

CREOSOATE CARBONATE - Spot io hold at 820 to *24, with aome dor.and ^Uor

BORAX - Crystalo or powders are quoted to-day at 7$ to 7 go depend ^
and quntity; the market is stoady under good demand. of 9ic:

FORMALDEHYDE - Several lots changod hands at the relatively , * 1

. . -io inc and ud to lOrc: those cheap lots were picked up

FORMALDEHYDE - Several lots changod hands at the relatively low ripi s

the average inside figure is 10c, and up to lOfci those cheap lots were picked u;

SAL* AMMONIAC - Some demand is in evidence, and tho market st6ady

from 10} to lllc for the white tschnical goods, price depending on quant ity^o^ ^
CAFFEINE - No demand' is' in evidenco, and there are "•illdnE J^^nd advise of
range from $11.75 to $12.50. Manufacturers 'a price is unchanged, and advise

CAFFEINE - No demand' is- in evidenco, ana » "**“*"“ ,nd ndviB9 of

range from $11.75 to $12.50. Manufacturers 'a price is unchanged, and advise

St9 CAMPHOR - Domestic refiners have increased their price to-day bobhonow level
of SO^c in barrels; this 6c increase due to scarcity of supplies, and demand. ^
MENTHOL - Tho market is quiet with stocks rather limitod at 13. Qrignt

da a slightly vronker undertone caused by the fact that supplies f
will be here in about another month, 4 fiaiiro

CHLORATE OF SODA - Spot is fairly firm at from 25 to ^°» . ftt o0^on

quoted by makers; manufacturers report active business form next y -4

co ntract.

Imports at the Port of New York
s/s Van Hogondorp from Callo
1472 tags ft 2800 .sacks vanadium, John Hughes
■ s/s Galileo from1 Hull

100 drs. butyl alcohol B. I. du Pont do Nemours ft Co.

28 H CroBylic acid Lohn & Fink

30 casks iron oxide 0. A.' ft E. Mayor

30 hbls. sod oil Cbl3* H- R3i01S

s/s Katalamha from Far East
500 tons mannose oro E. J. Lavino ft Co. Phila.

Edison General File Series
1916. Chemicals (E-16-16)
November

Aniline - Phonal, Ami Co phenol & llovembor 2nd, 1916

Bonnidlno Plante of Poroonnl Interests of 2.A.E.

Organl nation - Adoption of Saloe Policy.

Effootlvo llovombor 1, 1916.

Purohasing Sorvioo Department for Ohomioal Saloo Dop't.

V/e havo oorofully noted the contonts of tho above
memorandum relative to the change as to tho handling of the ualee
of the products of the personal lntoroate of 2. A. E.

Vie wish to aoeuro you that wo will oooporate with
Uooare. Emery and Loohwood in every way pooeiblo.

Boday wo havo forwarded to Hr. Emory our anticipated
output covering tho Phenol Plant for tho remaining two monthe of this
year and tho oontraot ohlpnonts to ho mado against oamo.

3 figures to oovor tho Aniline and Araidophonol will
z promptly hut for tho time boing those figuroB will only ho
tlvo as ohongos ore now undor woy in both of those plants, which
i it Is oxpootod that thoir roBpootivo productions por
be inoroasod materially,

J. 2. Phelan,

Messrs, Ohas. Edison, W. H. Hoadoworoft.

Laboratory of Thomas A. ifidison,
Orange, W. J. 1 ~

Gentlemen: -

cuson, > ,

iw

u>-$Acf •^‘C* ^v”y

What is your present price Ati.naw art
basis on Aniline Oil for contract over 1917 11 L
on 2,000 lbs. per month? ]□*£

Thanking you for early receipt * .
of quotation, we remain /

lours very truly, /

KAOiMii KUofiltKXlQMPAWi . / f

t* life & fa'**

Thomas A. Edison
Orange ,

H.J.

THE BRTflUm RUBBER COs

FACTORY AND HOME OFFICE

1 ^ BRTflLMR.N.Y. N°v. 2/l6.

rli^t w ~ if

• f O - dlA^ta*

url w-itw. r^T

Cajtw

3lr’ n '"***

Will you be good enough to advise ub if
you have anything to offer in the way of an Aniline Salt
or other substanoe, to replace Aniline Oil in rubber .

-'•• - Might mention the faot that we secure,^

your. -nine from the Chemical Engineering Catalog.

Thanking you in antioipatidn of an early
reply, we beg to remain

Yours- very truly, '

THE BATAVIA HUBBER COMRAHY.

Jjl \ "t S ‘

duller t

ux pu u

Hovombor 4,1916,

itr. iiobert 2, Lob lor , -

141 Brpadwty, Be* York City,
lie* Yoxi..

Dear Ur. loziorj

Confirming our tele /.hone conversa¬
tion or today in regard to your favor of the 31st
ultimo, ,lot mo oa„ that if you eon prove to .\;r.
hi is on that your principals ara losnonslbla for the
ontiro contract., ho would bo inclined to make a
deal.

I havo no analysis at hand, and our people,
that, is our o'ffico people of the plant havo gono for
the day so I cionnot furnish an unalysis today. Let
as say, however, that the molting point of our . henol
is 39-41pC. it never runs below 39°C. and as a natter
of foot, our produot avorages 40°C and bettor.

Yours very truly.

Assistant to .'Sr. Edison,

"'Wafco'1

SfycmwSfyrect? s/Mffst&titiim/

Jlfew-Wor&s uov. 4th, 1916.

OranReA’lIEdj!°n In°’’ Attention: Hr. T/. 'H. Meadowcroft

Orange, II. J. Assistant to Hr. Edison

Dear Sir:-

In confirmation of telephone conversation of even date
with vour Ur. W. H. l.Ieadowerof t , am pleased to state that I have
finally been successful in securing steamship space on the Str.
"Alicante" for the 10,000 Ihs. oarbolio .acid crystals ordered of
you sevei'al days ago wider my order #38-S.

Also as stated over the 'phone, I must positively malce
shipment of this entire order on IIov. 8th, to the steamship dock
so it will he necessary for you to get the shipment off on Monday s
Boat without fail.

Regarding payment 7 terms, would say that while it was
agreed to ship this order sight draft attached to 3/1, I will
in this case comply to the terms as spoken of in our phone con¬
versation. I am therefore pleased to enclose herewith my check
for the sum of:

RIVE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED FORTY-THREE DOLLARS ($5,643.00)
in full payment of my order as agreed.

I trust you will appreciate the fact that handling-trans¬
actions in this manner is not in accord with our usual practise hut
in view of the unfortunate delays and trouble we have alieady had
on this order (of course' not on your account) I am making a special
concession in this case, so, as to avoi^ny further delays that
might occur if the order was shipped with sight draft attached to
B/l.

I sincerely hope that you will get this order off on
Monday's boat and send me promptly receipted invoices and orig¬
inal b/l, so that I can send oar truckman after the cases the
first thing Wednesday morning, Hov. 8th.

Thanking you for past favors, and awaiting with interest
your kind news advising of shipment of this order, I beg to remain

Very truly yours,

Zurich,

, November 6th, 1916

In reply to your favcjr of October 6th I would say
that after having taken xip the matter with the makers of Erioglau-
cine, Messrs. Geigy of Basle, Switzerland, I am advised by them
that their produots are sold in Canada and in the United States
of America exelusJargljT through~tbtelr ffitracican House, namely:

v Ageny of J.R. Geigy S.A. \
BiSy"§tree'

.BS— Ssaf-o-l'fiy "Street,

I trust that they will be in a position to supply
you with the required quantity.

Always with pleasure at your services,

I remain, dear Sir,

Yours truly,
per Dr. W. Knecht

WOOKVVJtD XKCI'I CCMEVJ5Y
flaBKWi V1AMB

'.'AC" SOAJ^BFT-’KnglVE KO WM& ItJSl&f

L'uparlnteadant
Asoiotont Superintendent

'I’ltnokooper
Oliomisto
nmiauutor Hen
nirzol Still men
Bafleor Still man
Washer man
Eofuno nan

Hnohlniots

» I'.olpor
Watchman

275.00

121.00

79.00

2.90

3.65

3.30

3.30

3.30

2.20

1.80

4.56
3.65
3.30

2.56
2.40
1.00

60.00

3.00

Ho chance in rates shown will ho allowed without ana-oval
od executive officers.

wooatti® iho:: con- in?
hy

APPELATED:

Vice President

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

Wooi>waim> Iro¥ Company

WoomfiVRl),ATA. November 6, 1916. ,

Ur. S7m. H. Ueadoworoft, ('[} a . , i X ^ ^ ! ‘

Assistant to Mr. Edison, \U-0~U v'

Thomas A. Edison, , \ , A

Orange, N. J. \j ! </

Dear Sir:- ~?

In view of the existing labor conditions throifeho^t
this territory we have deemed it necessary to voluntarily

inoreaso the wages of our employees 10 percent effective
November 1st.

Shis increase, of course, affects the employees
at our benzol plant, also those who are operating your plant
and ours jointly. We write to advise you of this increase
and hope that our action will meet with your approval as far
as joint operations of our benzol plants are ooncerned.

>.e are enclosing herewith a copy of the new scale
effective November 1st, showing the rates which will now be
paid under this inorease if entirely satisfactory to you.

We will be glad to have you advise ub promptly in
regard to the matter.

Yours

truly, ^

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[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

Hovombor 7th, 1916

PERSOKAL

SOBJF.CEj Operation and Production of the Aniline Division, Silver lake, II. J.
Ur. A. 0. Emory,

Purchasing Service Dopts (Attention «r»

For your files we havo attached here a list of the
products manufactured in this division showing the output, solos, sales
price and contracts up to the close of 1916,

Those figuros os to production all more or loss
hinge on the ohange of the proposed production of Paraphonylonodiomino,
as this increased production will nocessarily draw on the output of the
other products and until we know just how this new equipment is going to
work out, we will not ho able to give you definite figures.

We have shown in the detailed sheets how this in-
oreasod production of the Paraphenylonediamlne will effect the surplus
of those various produots which will be a guide to you in making future
contracts to take care of these surpluses after we have established

Kanagor.

COPY to Ur. W. H. Ueadowcroft

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

- MV.hXOT. DOTSIGET -
omnATion fi - hiptwieo

Production
Amount Sold
Salop l’rioo

_AmiL_
344, G04
65,790
.27

1.1A.T

296,591

76,500

.16

JOT IE
254,121
49,146

-JCHL

256,910
57 ,600
.10

-fflcata

393,980

40,500

.25

277,500

37,500

.25

Cha normal production of tho plant par day lo 10,500 pound3. Co

' convert thlo Into Aniline Oil at tho rate of 4,500 poando per day, thio operation
will oonsuse 7,500 pounds of tho i^yrhono. Cho balance (3,000 pounds! will
probably bo roquirod In tho operation of tho Bonzldlno Plant. Cho plant is not
equipped to ro-diotill thio product.

SAH3S

Ancriocn Oil ft Supply Co.

Contract 1500 lbs. daily.(Excopt Sundays ft Holidays)

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

- ASILIUE Division -
rwrttAMOi; f>3 - ICTHCri-Qa

ATin.ra-, OIL.

NBBl

■IM-

1916

asgL

..flfflL-

MELS.

Production

152,101

126,944

152,337

131,141

132,283

Amount Sold

3.26,537

95,426

157,103

92,646

76,591

Solos Price

.40

.47

.40

.53

.51

>Xho normal production oC the plant is 4,500

pounds pc

135,184

97,030

.51

day.

fUtUTQ.

a. ■»«««■« ““^*ss sssaisfiEK S,1S.'”S
cssssssss srsyarff- « - — « - —

lator to bo convortod Into Anilino ^alt-
qnootion as to Dow to toko oaro of *t.

nraiTOACgS

^ American Oil & Supply Co.

./ American Printing Oo.
j Crystal Hosiery Hills
<f Haller Gloria Kills
/ h.X .Quinine & Chemical Works
« Pacific Kills
^■'Hacino Rubber Co.

•> Renfrew Kfg. Co.

<f Runnyrsdo Kills, Ino.

•r Scotland Itock Cotton Kills
j Horcnlos Powder Co.
j Yo«£ Knitting Hill a
✓ Stanley Doggatt

a 5666 monthly.
8667 "

72B ”

900 "

12000 "

2000 "

1000 ”

1000 "

1000 "

900 dally.

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

- ahimhe Division -

OFHAgl(H.r°g...

Ag SSWLM

Z!ado for use in tho l’araphony.lonodicnlno operation* At tho prooont
tiro tho clock of I*uro Acotanllido on hand lo 39 CO pounds.

i9iG afp.it, mr ,mm jhh. actgitfs rai^nrayn]

Prodnotion 15,643 18,3Y1 14,094 . 12,463 13,309 5,510

Salon 825 1,550 1,200 00 0

Avoroes) Calcs Prioo .80 1,05 ,84 0 0 0

;iQ..gpimosa

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

Sorrel production SCO pounds por cloy.

At the prooont tire additional equipment is lioing in¬
stalled horc to inoroaoo thio production to 1,000 i<oimdB. If tills
anticipated lneraase materialises, tMo will roquiro 1,000 pounds Aniline
Oil por day which ro tocos tho surplus of the latter to 5,350 pounds.

lois -.('.bux jm -ggs. m sl mm assisasa

Production 6,V15 6,70V 6,-SCl 6,455 6,350 0,050

Sales 5,024 7,104 7,475 4,317 6,563 6,495

gOETCMKH.

A. Hollander 6 Sons requirement at prooont 200 pounds tolly.

Contract is for 100 " "

Araorloon Oil & Supply Co. Contracts for 2525 pounds nonthly
Louis Lasard About 1200 a "

Herman & Ho man, Ino. " 1000 n a

Phonograph fforfcs 400 " "

Columbia Dye T7orfes 400 " "

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

- ahiliks Division -

CTffiiil

Animus vJJfc

mi L. J&L

Promotion 13,003 5,691

Caloa 6,700 11,410

CfOT.Y „ AUMSE
6,481 0,170

6,451 6,450

4,950

Sales Prion

.73 .63 .63 .66

.70

All tho aarpluo Anilines Oil can bn converted to Salt if necessary,
at an inoroaso in coot of about 25$. At the sane tino tho incroaao in e?oicht
anounto to 12-l/2$.

C 0171 PACTS

A. Hollander & Sous 240 pounds daily.

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

- AiULim: x»m;:loi5-
OPURAglOIT J'9

Aa per tho production and sales list ao nherm bolow this production
has boon sold but It lias not boon a profitable transaction as on tho salon of
Sontccibo? amount Inc to 0850 pounds. It >./ao billed at 11-1/2 cor.to to tho Aaorioan
Oil S; Supply Oo. and a credit v/ao iftarflarda issued <*■ ^olciit cents*

At tho prooont time v;o lu.vo a stool.: on hand of about ID tons and tho
surplus is acoruinc' at tho rato of about 800 pounds par day. It is hav over a by¬
product which ncounmlates as a rcoult of tho production covorinc tho mamfsoturo of
tho Paraphonylonodiaaino. it will cost from about fivo to oix oonts por pound to

prepare it for sale*

APRIL

JOTF.

1916

iW-LT

Amass

nKreicrcm

Production

0

7,562

8,970

11,435

13,625

12,340

Sales

0

4,970

7,661

10,425

13,250

8,250

Salon frice

0

.11

.11

.115

.115

.115

ffho American Oil & Supply Co. io tho only concern that receives any
of the above material.

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

AruTOFimnai,

Operation is still to an oxportacatal stag©. As to the output
uniform flguzoo will l>o givon lator.

. Elio AmrlcP" Oil & Cupray Co. roaoivo fno ontiro output at

present.

7,1 lc

.he Batavia Rubber Co.,

3ntaviu, how f-trk. \

your favor of the 2d lna.ant has been
received. ;jr. Bdieor. wlehec- as. to »}' la retly
that there ie a chemical eubetance which wo nako
for dyeing furs. It la cr Hod fora Phenylonod iatiino .
and ie said to enormous!;/ incroaeo tho opeod of vul¬
canization and only very email quantitioe arc neeeee-
i.r”. At prccent this chemical io ;uito ospeneive,

.'£>• to or pound and you robably could no; ulc it on
account of" the exponee. to make .uiilin.- Oil, valor
white, and Aniline halt, but cannot compote in proson.
> rlcoe vsith ono of our big neighbors.

youre very truly.

Ad Icon Aaboratory.

Loverabor 7 , 1910 .

iincino ->ubbor Company,

jic5.no, l.iecone lu.

Jc..tlo::e.-: uttei.ti on . .1 . i<’. Log:.;,', -ur.-font.

Your favor of the 2d insta.it h. e boon reco:i vsei
and shown to It, lidiaon, Uc v; i aLoa un to any in
roly that he intends to retiro fron the uniline oil
bun incjs after tne proa on t ;:oar , iio only v.ent into
it to help out tho led an trios durinp a vcr;. bad situa¬
tion, and ho i.ayo that nov: ho 1, coinr; to le.-.r it to
the repular "money grubbers" to carry the burdens .

Yours very truly.

iidieon Laboratory

Q&J^i^eaJLo.

AMERICAN OIL & SUPPLY CO.
Oils, Greases, acids, chemicals
and Dyestuffs

92 WILLIAM STREET
New York City

November 10, 1916,

Mr. XI, A, Iioadowcroft,

^Ihomos A. Eclison, Inc. , „

Orange , !/. J.

Dear Mr. Moadoworoft:

You will remember -that I wrote to
■« you before with reference tothe percentage of
5 Benzidino we could guarantee when offering that
A product for sale. •

j It is also necessary for us to have

the melting point of the product.

Please be advised that on the Sulphate,
the call v/ill be for the material in paste form,
and not Anhydrous the way the Base must be sold.

V/ill you please advise us about these
particular inquiries, and also about when this article
will be ready for shipment. ’

Yours very truly, . . . .

AMERICA!/ OIL & SUPPLY CO.

American Oil * Sup- ly Co.,

92 i. llllum - trea t .

Hot; 'fork City,
lion fork.

Ilovember 15,1910.

Gentlemen:

X received your favor of the 10th Instant,
In record to Benzidine, and submitted to Ur. Edison.
Eo wishes me to say that the Bonzidino plant hos not
star tod and It may not bo for co:ao time. Eo cays
further that the process w.ileh was given to us lc
very coolly to worl: and the yield is not good. He
is oxnorimontlnc with it and with other methods, and
just now ho would not attempt to give the information
you ask for.

lot me oay personally', for your information,
that ho lo working on this every day and night here
at our Chemical laboratory, and spends a event part of
hie time on it.

lours very truly.

Assistant to hr. Edison.

Thio memorandum Id In rolation to our contract and un-
writton undorc ia.,d lugs In regard to art- . honylonodi.- nino .

(1J t.. .:i OIL 'ti 0Uvi>Ll£ vO. - Le have four contracts with thorn

' " as follows : '

/^ono contract for 260. pounds monthly, January to Joooabor,

/ 1916, at per pound.

/ one contract for 100 pounds, monthly, fttaunry to Boconbor.
/ 1916, at JS. 10

Ono contract for 376 pounds monthly, March to Deoombor,
1916, at 53.76 nor pound.

I ono contract for 18jO poundo, monthly, duly to Doconbor,

\ 1916, at ..2.35 V po:md.

\ '•’his 1> ct named contract for 13ou poundo a month vac n.-vor
\ ‘.-at Into v.rl-toh forn. but was ucrood upon and v.o have

\ boon chipping accordingly.

Horowlth I enolooo contracts for tho firct throe itono.

;.,uii>3a & ooass

V,o ha vo no v.riiton contraotwitht

Uollondor cons

regarding tho -ura -honylanodlamlno that wo ha vo • b on
shinning to thorn all through thlc year. In
of tho year ."x, unison ;.roforroe, not to tlo himsolf up
more than ho could hoi; with written contracts abput
tnic ran. tor is, , and ac tho Ilollandors aio vo ry rolU blo
. poeplo :X. .id icon rac quite ogrooeblo to aonl ’Bl' '-h them
on tho bade of tin oral understanding. bo have foui.d
that tho lx word wae no good no a written conXri-.c^, cji6
ovon hotter. -'or Inctanoo, loot yoar la tho bo( j.nalnr
of tho ara rhonylonod ianino businoi a t?h01‘ 1‘ ‘l it0 \ ,
know our loote, ix. helicon contra, tod to nu. ply nola.udcxc
dth :7o noun cc a month at *.31. -hoii v.o cave to mc,.o
tho matorlal and found tho coot much hlqn~r than we o.;-
v,eo tod, Hollanders voluntarily consontod to a rale o In
price and did not try to hold IX.. liaison to his contract.

. th undorc tending with uc ac to quantity to bo eu;dlod
to Holland ere waB 600 pounds a week until tho ^cBt two
or throe months vthon they rcnuoo.oi ac to give them
- poundo a .eel., and possibly noro, ^ wo -could o, we K.
bo h&vo been, tiioroforo. chipping td them at tho lattoi
rate recently- '*he prico to them is 53.00 por pound.

Memorandum to .j< iiraory on . are .honyloned 1 ; nil no - o on tracts
and unwritten underotundingo - COil-IiiU-iD - i’aro two.

(3) LOUIS LA:i.i:D»

V,o hnv no ctutod contract with ,'r • Lasard. oomotimoe
ho will nl: co an order for a ton, to be dolivoro.2 in lotc
no called for, but &t th; pr.xont t lev:- wo lu.vo no otandinr
order from him.

(4) CO&UMBIA itfs WJiXS:

Shooo people havo boon taking about lou pound c of .urn
i’honylonoc li.ulno n wool: over einco early 1: ct win tor . c:>
co; t for a chort Bine-: of timo whou t.oir buclnoie •■■ac
r;uiot. Shop ucually uco about 100 noiinoc a wool:, '..o
chorgo thorn ^3, 76 per pound. Shop oro backod-up by a
man named H. s. Snwyor a otraw hat rnnuf ac turor in How
fork City. ,’!r. hi. lire looked up hio credit and found
him alright.

ft) U*30’w£lCX JOS BhaSDIilO & DViiIliO CO’.LaJX,i!-.„ ioiU's

She- oc.oaoionr.lly Bond for 12 pounde, and forv.ard tlio’.r
chook' for came ot '4.-01/ nor pound whon ordorinp. Shic ic
tho fire t. cue toraor to whom :tr. ..d icon avor cold any ;ara
_ hanylonod laraino . . to havo da-.-pliod thorn over cinoo a year
ago last Spring .

(6) CCin.TULOli IS.'. , SSaLOBIH & DU3UI:

Shlo concern Iv.c boon t. very a to: dy customer for -arc.
hcnylcncd i amine , but i an a li.llo afraid v.o hnvo lo. t
thorn ton- orarily on account of tamo poor material they
claim to hc.vo recolvod from ue in Juno and July of thlc
yoar, and in connootion with this thoy eay thoy cufforod
uito Bomo d-mage. v.hon wo cot to the point of chipping
the improved qullty of Para -honylonodlanino, I think wo
can win thoeo ouBtoraorc back and alco eomo o tho re with
whom wo have boon dealing.

(7) SflOii 3 a. liDISWH, IHC..DI2C RSCuhD. DmEOJSHX *

Xhlo department ubob approximately 41 to, 60 pounde a
week. Some timeB it will bo a little moi o , and oomo tlmoo
a little leee. 1 have planned to keep on hand boro at
tho Workc from 310 to 600 r,oundc of Para ihonylonedfiamine
which is kept in the stock of the Dieo Icocord Blank Depart¬
ment. At the present time the Dieo iceoord Blank Dept, hao
'about 890 pounds on hand . !

homo: one' u.u to hr. emory - I’(

Phonylonodlanlno - i’gro thrr

(81 0i2i£s-ih liHi-JSES:

I hi. 3 plunnod , whon tie wore ready to ship tho improved
quality, to oafco a Systematic •rapolgn to roeovor a nunbor
of cuctomorc r.o h; tv :lo » on account o oomo : oor natoa lal
v.o turned out dur'nc .tho early ounnor nontha. Lot no re. •
chut 1 c&id b- for-.; in rjy Ion,- rooaorancun, and that it to
caution you not to aofco any uflnii.-t.ionc about having turn a
out any poor quullt: of stuff.

b.ri.rc.i.DOLCEOir:.

JJr. iiooflocoroft:

I h;. vo rocOivod .einorleun Oil oontraote
mentioned in tho firot yurt of thlo memorandum thlB
date.

11/13/16, — -

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’lc^cc.Ccl fc cUCC^c-LteJ . ^ tcCc'e^i

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.

vc- !€<&,('

At-etni. . -6c. A*eit>-y ,

?0’Crrui~' /i!ie, 6cM*\* . -/^gCL _ - <*4 - .«•(•£,. . .

. /C-t-u. . cUfCt. _ju.'c6c /*uic,£

■6*ulli-vc*ui .Luc, ... ..&*<■ *#&■- . £sd?.£-»-~ - - - - -

.

7w . - ■• ■ -

ioseffitoar-li. - ''/&/A*-

Thos, A. Edison, Esd.,
Orange, N.J.

V°)

“" B1”‘ to. Co.plalnt about Will -

Enclosed plea.. find a letter dated October Slot, <™

,b. Takejnlne Laboratory to blt.ul d Co. acoo.p.altd by tb. o.t
of dooumente .Mob .or. certified by tb. African con.ul c.b.r.l
at Yokohama, fro. .blob you .111 find that 331.400# •' ».ool
.blob .or. oblppod M your plant .or. found not up to tb. u.».

specification.

I bar. bean trying to .but off all tb... oo.plaluto at
boot, and lu fact .ben tb.y o.blod ». ...oral «... to try to
cancel tb. ord.r for October Kov.ub.r and P.o.ubor "«!»•»» 1
.......fully managed to ...p tb.. fro. furtb.r and oou-

aequontly I did not bar. to take that .att.r up .Itb you at all.

Ho.over, I fool ««” “at 1 t0 i0 ln “*

tbl. 331,400#, and tru.t tbat you «U talk tb. -at... o.or .l.b
.. in tb. uoual frl.udly .plrl«, and ....nd to » your a..l.t«oo,
I Will come out to eee you Thursday morning between

- a -

10:30 and 11:00 o'clock. If that Is not convenient to you kindly
have Mr. Meadowcroft telephone me.

Very truly yours,

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

Tc\k canine LeJaorator^dxic.)

Equitable Building
t^-Afew York _ >

October SI,

1916

Hosers-:. Mitsui & Co.,

25 Uadis on Ave.,

l!ov; York City.

With regard to various shipments of Carbolic
Acid v.hich Ur. Edison shipped to Sankyo & £2* *n«!at ?he

&^SfSSsXSi&^!& tzz

the Official Documents.

l'ho quantity of Ur. Edison's carbolic acid which is
claimed to be bad in the official^tatement ls^g7;gO lvod

calimed by Sonkyo So Co. to be poor.

Will you be good enough to present these facts to

sustained or. account of the poor quality of the good-.

you for your kind attention to this matter,
with kind regards, v.e remain,

Very truly yours,

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

C/v/oV.

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tlr. iiraory:

p, CojjSA-eefior" ctroot, liow 2forl:
a -r. tnlo ToTIcg me STEorSoon on so no othor nottoro
ona^luoidoutally etutod they huvo boon tryinc to cot
holdof^.Loc^ood, v.ho hud offered then oono Uoxnnotlvlin
Choi’ ctatod that' ho did not cot „ho oum;-lo to “h°'a 1 ll* ,
tino. and tlioy bourht olootJhoro, but arc non in tho et
arilh and '..out. to buy. but nut have ixorn, .t attention.

jjr. ^ioon hirauolf tvac in to coo thoco pooplo
thn othor da-, and had a oonvorcatlon with r. nlchton-
ct-'in. Ur/.-dlton oromlcod to cond Mr. Lltotonotoin
a canplo or our -nor; Sunlit." of :ara honylonodlmiuu* no
did not cu- anyth! nr to no about it co I ,1c not fcnow
on” thinf^nbout until Mr. Llohtautoin auhod jno thor ue
had aont it. Will you Mindly hnvo a liboral eanplo of
tho nov ' uullty Cara i-lionylonbaiamin© eont to Goieonholnor
t- Co., for tho attention of Mr. hlohouutoin.

Uovember 16,1910.

Geieonhoimor h Co.,

ISO Cedar street,

Kow iork, Ii.i.

Dear hr. Lichtenstein: Attention :.r. Uchto,>cvo.i:;.^

Immediately after hanging
tin th telephone receiver t.ie afternoon I cent
a note down to Hr. Emoriry and .Jr. Lockwood about .
netting In touch with you on the matter of Sylonol
iU*ture, and alco ioqueeting that he Bend you a
liberal sample. 1 have nevor had anything to do
with the rale of this material.

to the j.ara rhenyloned i amine , I ro-
mjed-ed them to send you a sample of the now product.
Until two weeks an®, 1 attended to the Bales of our
Chemicals , but sir. Edison did not want the Laboratory
to become a Selling Organization, and ho turned it
o v.r to ilr. Emory and Hr. Lockwood who hove organized a
Selling Department for chemicals. They will undoubt¬
edly givo you yronryt attention.

I am sending you under separate cover, a
sample of Aylonol Uixturo. which is a mixture of the
different tylenolo, raosltolB, eto., all of which havo
very similar properties. It is insoluble in cold
water, and slightly soluble in hot water. It iB sol¬
uble in sodium hydroxide solution, also in alcohol,
ether unfl ore Inary solvents, belting Point approi-
matoB 7b-86°C.

Tours very truly.

Assistant to Mr. Edison.

WOODTVMJD IK OX COMPAJHT

WOOinCVia),AlA. November lb, 191b.

Ur. Thomas A. Edison,

Orange, N. J.

Dear Sirt-

We do not know that you would he interested in the purchase
of our benzol and toluol for the year 1917* hut in view of the fact
that you have made some inquiries far these goods during the past year
we thought it advisable to give you an opportunity to say whether or
not you would want any part of our produotion.

Please he good enough to wire us on receipt of this latter
whether or not interested and
now in negotiation with large
of henzol, toluol aid solvent
an answer from us hy Saturday

rhb-b - - Vioe President.

the best price you can pay us, as we are
concerns to take our entire production
naphtha for the year 1917 and. they want
next, if possible.

Yours truly,

^OUPAHY,

//

FR. F. KUENDIG

CHEMICAL-TECHNIC

Dear Sir,

*' CH**

Wallisellen, 17. November, 191G.

(Zurich) f • „

It JU Ht-

UrB* “'nvi|
Thomas A. Edison <-“4

^our'^ii

B e .

5

J am confirming your7 kind favour of the 13th of October, of the

contents of which J have duly taken notice and for which J beg, accept my

/

best thanks. /

RefsErioclausino: This pigment is presently only manufactured by

Kessers J.R.Geigy - A.G.at Bale , firm with which J already entered into con¬
nexion and from which7 J got the news following:

As the article is very wanted, it would be impossible to us to sell
in Switherland thfe quantity asked by you; moreover the Agency jof ^the firm J.
R.Geigy for tWwhole - sale for America is in the hands gf'J.R.Goigy , S .A.

89 Barclay Street "ife^ York, with whom J beg you to enter into connexion.

The fabrication of Erioelausine is only made,aB already Baid above,
by this firm and the fabrication of this article is till now' a secret, so that
it is quite impossible to me, to remit you the proceeding for the fabrication
of this pigment.

Enclosed J am remitting you a list ref/proceedings for the fabrica¬
tion of coulours, which J am owing to the kindnesB of a friend of mine and
which J could hand you over J allow me at the same time to add the prices,
which are asked for each single proceeding.

Jn case J should be honoured and enabled by you, dear Sir to do any¬
thing for you you may know, that at any time you will find me with pleasure
at your disposal.

FR. F. KUENDIG

CHEMICAL-TECHNIC
CONSULTING CHEMIST
ENGINEER
Telegrnmm - Adress :
CHEMICAL WALUSELLEN (Suisse)
Telephone Nr. 26

Wallisellen, 17 .N ovemher , 1916 .
(Zurich)

JUTS.

Thomas A. Edison,

Orange .

= 2 =

Awaiting, dear Sir, your kina reply soon,heleive me to he

Very respectfully Yours

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

FR. F. KUENDIG

CHEMICflL-TECHNIC
CONSULTING CHEMIST
ENGINEER

Telegrnmm - Adress :
CHEMICAL WALLISELLEN (Suisse)
Telephone Nr. 26

Wallisellen,

(Zurich)

Yerfahren zur Herstellung von Parhen.

Hethylen - Blue B.

G.

B.R.

-4'otal

% 1000

" " B.R. II.

" '■ B.X.

" « B. Z.

« " S.P.

Puchsine S.

Marine - Blue.

Toluiaine - Blue
Nil - Blue.

Methyl - Violetta 3. extra.
Rhodamine B. J

B. extra

G.

G. extra¬

s' 300
$ 300

S’ 300
S 300
S’ 400

S’ 1000

" S. extra.

" 6 G. I

Rhodamine 8 G. extra.
Auramine 0 .

-$otal

S' 600

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# 400

$ 200
300

# 300
f> 300

# 500

g 200

t 300

% 300

$ 600

$ 300

# 300

$ 300

$ 300

t 300
300

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FR. F. KUENDIG

CHEMICAL-TECHNIC
CONSULTING CHEMIST
ENGINEER

Telegrnmm-fldressi
CHEMICAL WflLLlSELLEN (Suisse)
Telephone Nr. 26

Wallisellen,

(Zurich)

Naphtol Giallo S.

•' " S.J

Quinoline Giallo
« " S',

lietanil Giallo.
Permanent o Giallo.
Tartrazine .

Orange 2.

" 3. _

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Pyramine Orange
Erythrin 0. I

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Dinitroso - Resorzin.
Rosso - Parmanente A.

-Total

-Total

B.j

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300

300

% 300

# 300
% 300

$ 300

# 300
ft 300
i 200

t 600

Hitrosamine Rosso ( Paranitranilia)

% 300

BRANCH OFFICES
BOSTON, MASS.

GEISENHEIMER & CO.

Importers & Exporters
DYESTUFFS, DRUGS, CHEMICALS
130-134 CEDAR STREET,

POST OFFICE BOX 994-

CABLE ADDRESS
CHAMPIN' - NEW YORK

A. B. C. 4mi,u],*s

New York, N. Y. November 18, 1016.

Mr. Wm. II. Meadowcroft,

% The Laboratory of Mr. Thomas A. Edison,
Drange,

Dear Mr. Meadowcroft:

hexamethylene._

I have your letter of November 16th and thank you very kindly
in regard to turning over the inquiry to Mr.Emery and Mr. Lockwood.

in the meantime, 1 have had the pleasure of forwarding you the
samples of dyestuffs, and hope that they have reached you promptly
and in good condition*

When the Xylenol Mixture arrives, X shall be glad to look into

yours/ very, truly,

•s

afl/e.

November £0,1916.

Ur. itaeryi

Herewith I band you a letter of liitBui & Co.,
Limited, dated Hovember l'/th, asking Ur. lidieon to con¬
firm hie oral offer to buy the entire output of Toluol
from the Woodward plant from J nnury let to December 51et,
1917, at ^1.26 per gallon. I alBO Bend you a carbon
oopy of a letter written by Mr. Kdieon to MitBuI & Co.,
under date of the 10th. mutant, confirming hie purchi.ee of
the above ”,

Will you kindly acknowledge receipt of theee
letters on the duplicate of this memorandum.

W.H.Ml.DOV.ChOi’E.

im-

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

Copy.

Movember 18, 1916.

Mitsui & Co., ltd.,

Zb Madison Ave.,

Mew York.M.Y.

Gentlemen: Attention Mr. Shunzo Takaki:

Replying to your favor of the 17th instant,

I hereby oonfirm my purchase from you of the entire out
put of Toluol from our Woodward plant, between January
1st and December 31, 1917, at the price of $1.26 per
"gallon.

You will therefore be able to go away on
your trip to Japan without any 'wory about thiB product
from the Woodward plant.

Yours very truly,

(signed) Thomas A. Ddisen.

,■ // ^TTT Sl//~) /) Ss,

^/f^;3^^^Koaembex_3a, _ -^Z.6 „

UW\

We beg to acknowledge the receipt of
your letter of the 16th instant in whioh y/u kindly
proposed to pay ua §4,971.00, or half the/oost of
redistilling the Phenol we have complainerd of, for
whioh kindly accept otir sincere thanke, and we hereby
beg to assure you that we will not ask you for any
more in the future on this complaint from Japan * but
I will take the matter personally in my hands and
settle this complaint direot with the buyer, and even
if I find that we have to pay more we will not trouble
you any further.

In the meantime please leave this
matter alone until we ask you to remit us the said
sum.

Thanking you for your kind oonsideratioi
in this matter, we are

ST: VC

r

!

Woodt^rd IKOX Company

^ VO 0]«KVRD,Al/i . Hovemhor 30, igi6.

Wo are in receipt of your telegram ,o|f this date reading as

follows!

"We are supplied with benzol up to July nineteen seventeen.
Will want oome after that."

We are at present figuring on a contract that will- take our
entire production of benzol and toluol for the year 1017* If wo are
able to sell only for the first half we will take pleasure in conferring
with you later on in regard to your requirements for the laBt half of
the year.

Thanking you for your prompt roply, we are.

Yours truly.

November 21,191G.

Dominion Iron Z. Steel Company,
Montreal, Canada. .

Gentlemen:

You will undoubtedly recall the fact
that under my original contraot arrangement with
you, I am to receive a royalty of one-oent (10)
per gallon on all the Benzol, Toluol, Xylol and
Solvent I! aphtha chipped from your plant for throe
yea re from the tine of its completion. This royal¬
ty wgb intended to be a compensation to me for
my furnishing you with the plane for your Benzol
Plant at Sydney, and for the assistance which I
rendered to you ^n erecting and operating same.

Bor some time past I have been expect¬
ing you to render me an accounting, but 1 am
afraid the matter has escaped your attention.

I therefore take occasion to remind
yotfc.flflHtto matter, and shall be glad to hear from
you at your- early convenience.

Yours very truly.

Hovember £2,1916.

Mr. Otto'rleeeer,

328 Chestnut Stroet,

Philadelphia, Pa.

bear Sir

Your favor of the 21st instant, has boon
received. Let me say In reply that Hr. saieon is
etlll experimenting with the Brio Blue B.G.Gelgy,
and was not quite reedy to decide when be left yester¬
day. He Is to be sway two or three days, and will
take up the matter again on hlo return.

* I thank you for tho additional llet of. dyoe
enclosed with your letter, and will bring same to Hr.
Hdloon's attention.

Yours- very truly*

Assistant tour. Edison.

AMERICAN OIL & SUPPLY CO. [/

Oils, Greases, acids, chemicals

AND DYESTUFFS
92 WILLIAM STREET

office. New York City M /A

»K, n. j. Hovembep' 2^,^1931 6 . *¥

Ur. W. H. Meadowcroft, . y

fo Thomas A. Edison Laboratories , A \ yjr xr y

Orange, H. J. ^ <vA

My dear Mr. Meadowcroft : IT V,

We quote below extract from letter receiVed from\X >
G. Gennert on the subject of Para-amido-Phenol Hydro chloride*/

"We have written to you a number of times /
about the unsatisfactory deliveries of Para-Amido^
Phenol Hydrochloride which you have made to us, one
of our principal complaints being the excess of

m 1 While the quality of the article has been
steadily improving in point of color, and there has
been some improvement in the drying, this latter

^ - point should have your further consideration.

X \ We find that the Para-Amido -Phenol which has

\ \ been on hand here for a week or longer dries out coi

C\ \ siderably - in fact, so much, that a gallon bottle

\ \l-) t l instead of holding five pounds, will hold only four

\ 1 / and three-quarter pounds.

' / We have pointed out to you in former letters

that we ao not feel justified in selling either

' - — ^ moisture or Hydrochloric Acid to our customers on

the basis of the dried material, and we must re spec
fully request that the goods be dried out before de
liver ing the goods to us."

The writer was at the Eastman Kodak Co.'s plant at
Rochester last week, and Mr. 0. W .Markus their purchasing agen

Bovember £4,1916.

Ur. otto Pleseer,

628 Chestnut Btrest,

„ Philadelphia, xa.

Dour air:-

Tour favor of the 21st instant woe received.
Hr. liaison wlohee iqsj to soy to you thot the Jirio Blue
B. 5. Go lgy did not work out satisfactorily fox his
special purpose. He would' be ranch obliged if you
would Bend to too, for him, a earaple of SSrio Bavy Blue
v.hioh ie in your list.

Tours very truly,

assistant to Ur* Bdlson.

A/1S71.

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lUiSMQHB,

■‘Zty/liw

vaM',/<jri,i/m

_ November 34. . ^/6,

Thos. A. Edison Company, ATT*N: MR. KEADOWCHOFT

Orange, N. J.

Gentlemen:

7ABAPKEN0LENEDIAMINS

We understand from our Mr. Kawamura that you are
going to Increase the output of the above material from next
year, to 1,000 pounds per day, with an improvement in quality
by 30$.

The sample (in lump) given to Mr. Kawamura has been
taken by him personally to Japan and test will be made of same
upon his arrival on the otherside. The consumption of this
material in Japan is estimated to be somewhere around 50,000
lbs. yearly. It is mostly used for dyeing cotton cloth, and
the season for same rangeBfrom May to September.

We are contemplating plaolng an order with you on
Oontraot basis for the above period, provided market indications
in Japan look favorable. We think we can take this matter up
definitely when we hear from Mr. Kawamura upon his arrival in
Japan.

T. A. E. Co.

11/34/18

In the meantime, we ask you to kindly post us about your
produotion and prices for future delivery.

Hoping to be able to do some business with you in this
line, we are,

KI:MAB

The National Fur & Tanning Company

. . . (7}ja

MADE TO ORDER AND SOLD DIRECT

THREE RIVERS. MICH. NOV. 24 , 1916.

Gentlemen;

VTe are wonderfully pleased with the dye
stuff fir coloring fur black that you sent us; Our dyeman
is German and not inclined to be very free with praise for
American product when compared with that of the Fatherland

V>

but in this case, of your dye, says it^just as good and mabe
better than any he ever used.

The '7ar put such a crimp on dyestuff that we are only
using one pound to do the work that formerly was wasted in
doing saxanxx one sonenth as much, life the results are pos¬
itively better. Cut out about fifteen letters in the
name of the dye so I can spell it and tho saving of time
'"ill go far toward paying tho differanco in price.

{//rrctivy:

26th llov. 1016

y

Ehos.A.Edison Inc.,

Orange, II. J.,
Bear Sir:-

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4

Your letter of tho 21et inst. with reference to
royalty has come to me from Montreal office. The matter
has not escaped our attention, hut we propose to allow it
to run until after the end of the year. It will he more
convenient to adjust the' matter to a fixed date such as
31st December or 31st- March which is the ond of our fiscal

year.

W Qlto 11® ''A! ^(Jiso n

DAILY SHIPPING MEMORANDUM

Hovember 27,1916.

Ur. J. V.. 2; Mosb^

Dleo Mould Manufacturing Division.

Your memorandum of the 22d instant
was shown to Mr. Edison. no has decided that here¬
after you should he fumlBhed with our regular Benzol.
Instead of Benzol Heads. I will send a memorandum
to Mr. Emery accordingly'.

B.H.USAD01CH0FT.

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Edison General File Series
1916. Chemicals (E-16-16)
December

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Scty/fcncs //ff^An-

December-2nd-1916 ,e

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Jyk

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Thos. A. Edison Company, Inc.,

Orange, N.J.

Gentlemen: -

We are in the market for ORTHO -TOLUIDINE
and also PHTALIC ANHYDRIDE. r

Please name us your lowest price, stating
quantity, packages, tests, etc.

We should appreciat e an early reply,

Yours very truly,

ROCKi^^VIETOR.

ROC^^^VIE'

JDL/4.

NOTE:- If you cannot offer us these products, we
should he pleased if you would refer us to some man¬
ufacturer who does.

Becoraber .4-, 191&.

Hr. A. B. Jonos, Ilanager, ’ -

Amor'icon Oil & .Supply Co.,

93 William Stroot,

Hew York, II. Y.

Boar Hr. . Jones :

■Although you, have not roceived
any answor from me to your favor of' the 23d
ultimo, please do not infer that the matter
escaped attontion^

I took tip tho matter of the’ moisture
in Para Araido Phenol Hydrochloride with Hr.
Sdison and Hr. Christenson immediately, ana
both have given the matter attention. I am
informed that proper precautions have been
taken’ now to thoroughly try the Hydrochloride,
and 1 hope we will bo so successful that your
customers will have no reason for further com¬
plaint. - -

Yours very truly,..

Ass istont to Hr . Edison .

A/14&7.

December 4, 191C.

Uitsui & Co., limited,

2£ Madison Avenue,

• Ken York, if.Y.

Gentlemen : ' Attention Mr. g. gakatorl. Sngineorlnr Doot.

lour fuvor of the 1st instant lias boon re¬
ceived, and I bee to say in reply that no have non
almost completed tho Board' containing parts and assem¬
bly of aur. Alkaline Storage- Battery for presentation
to the Kyoto Imperial University.

Soon as it. is ready, we will forward it to
the Engineering Department of your Company, in accord¬
ance with ypur request.

Yours very truly, .

Assistant to Ur. Edison.

A/1440.

Decent er 5, 1916.

SIA3EMEHT OP ajOGKSKBD (JUERIEB AHD A1BWBBS IH RE C01ODDISIEB
MAHDPAOOTHED BY SHE PERSONAL ELMTOS OP MS. EHOIdAS A. EDISON.

Q. How many oo-onlled Personal Plante ore there? A. One Phenol. One
Aniline. One Anddophenol, One Benzidine, oil located at Silver Late, One
Benzol located at Woodward, Ala., One Benzol looated at Johnstown, Pa.

Q. How nuoh Phenol doea Hr. Ediaon manufacture In Mb Personal Plants?

I A. About three tons per day, praotlcally all of vhlah material Is sold
for domestic use.

Q. How mudi Aniline Oil la made? A, Approximately two tons a day and In
• addition at this plant, they manufacture Para Phenyl erne diamine approximately
^HkOOO lbs. per day.

U. What Is Para Phenylenedlaalno? A. Ehls Is an intermediate used In its
lower dom In the dyalng of fur blaOk.

Q, What Is Para Amldophenol? A. The Base is also on intermediate used in
the State in which we manufacture In the dyeing of furs biown and the Hydro-
atoricb Is ubs d in photographic development.

Q. What quantity of Benzidine do ve make and for \*at purpose? A. Approm-
inntoly a ton a day. Benzidine is also on intermediate which Is used by color
makers In the development of the higier formB of dye a tuffs.

»

Q, What is benzol? A. Benzol Is a ooal tar base product and a bi product of
ooko. All of the benzol which we prodnoe Is used In our own plant In the davolop-
nont of ooal tar products above referred to. It la used In the manufacture of
synthetic phenol. Ehere are approximately 240 branches of die ooal tar tree in
addition to lrnmoa ruble twigs. Benzol is one of the lower basic pro loots.

Q. what other products doea Mr. EaiBon manufacture? A. Limited quantities of
Acetanllld, xylol, naphthalene flakes, nitro benzol, Aniline Salt, Sodium Aoetate,
but all In small quantities and they comprise but a small portion of the capacity
of the plants.

q. vtot other chendoalB are made by the Edison interests? A. ShomoB A. EdlBon, 4

Ino,, ovms phenol plant Ho. 1. which mokas two or three tons of aynthotio phenol
per day.

(1, Are there any other ohemloal produots? A, Yes, the Edison Chemical Works of
the Edison Storage Battery Manufactures Iron Bi-Hydrogen, approximately three to
four tons per month. TMb material Is used by manufacturers la beef. Wine and Iran
and similar constitutional remedies. Edison Chanloal Works also manufactures the
Ohemloal b for tfes EcUbcsi Alkaline Storage Battery which are as follows «-

HiokBl Hydrate
" Flake
Heronry Oxide
Iron Oxide (Bed)

Ferrous Sulphate

« " " " 11 0.

Cobalt Sulphate
it n Hydrate
Hiotel Sulphate

/ \r

PLEASE MARK REPLY FOR ATTENTION OF MLS .

S.:r .V/ .H.Kendowcroft ,

Laboratory of Thomas A. Edison
Orange , N . J .

Dear Sir:

Referring to our telephone conversation with
regard to the powdered " Man j ale" desired by Mr. Edison, we
regret exceedingly that we have been unable to give his
request the prompt attention that vie would like, and we
further regret that in spite of our efforts vie must ask
your kind indulgence for a few more days. To be frank with
you v;e shipped cur very limited supply of this material to
our factory at Easton, ?a., but unfortunately we discovered
that our mills out there would not grind it satisfactorily.

V'e now, however, have another shipment of this
material unloading at the dock and we have just acquired
a small mill here in New York, which we think will grind it
satisfactorily, and we, therefore, hope to be able to send
you some of the powdered within the next two or throe days.

It is doubly unfortunate too that we have none of the unground
material in New York, but directly we have the shipment which
is now on the dock, we will immediately proceed to grind
a small quantity and forward it to you, and if we are again
disappointed with our grinding experiments vie villi not delay
to send you some of the unground material.

V’e sincerely hope that this delay has not
caused any great inconvenience and that you will still be able

Edgertyn Company

dyes, Dyestuffs and Chemicals

25 PINE STREET
NEW YORK CITY

Dec. 7th 1916.

Mr. W.H. Meadowcraft,

Edison Laboratory,

Orange, N.J.

Dear Sir,-

We have tetftfcd the FUCHSINE CRYSTALS
we received from our Factory but we find that
the Fuchsine or Magenta Crystals we supplied
you heretofore are far superior, in fact we
believe that they are better than anything else
to-day in the market. We once more enclose
sample of them.

You will find likewise enclosed a

sample of

BISMARCK BROWN R @ $2.50 per lb OO
which we can highly recommend to you. *'

In regard to the wool navy blue, this
is being made up specially for you and a small
sample was expected this morning, and as we do
not wish to hold up this letter any longer we are
mailing you the two samples and shall follow the
sample of the Plue to-morrow.

We ask your indulgence for having delayed
this matter, and hope that you will favour us with
a little order, which we can assure you will be
very carefully attended to.

Yours very tr^,
. EDGERTYN {,
Per*-'

Samples end:
FUCHSINE CRYSTALS.
BISMARCK BROWN R.

Bocldiill & Victor,

22 Cliff Stroot,

He® York, 11. Y.

G.ontlemon :

Replying to your favor of tha 2d instant,
lir, Bdiconwiehos mo to -say that he hopes to begin
making tho mixed Coluidines In tho • early part of ■
January, and it is possible that.he may separate tho
throe. ", ' ,

,He does not make fihtalic Anhydrido, and
suggests that you write to the Crade Hons Service,

00 Pine Streot, He® York City. - 1’hey may he ablo
to refer you to the makers .

Yours very truly,

' •• ■■ ■ v ;• ’ • .

. Assistant to Ur. Edison.

December 9,1910

■Ur. John Bacon, Jr.,

c/o Edison Benzol Plant,
bambria Steel Co.,'

Johnstown, PaV

Dear Hr. 3acon:

Hr. Edison has' an Exhibit Board
showinf hie various: products. I send you photo¬
graph of this. You will see that at the top we -
start, with coal.

In order to make' tho Exhibit complete, . .

we want to mount a pioco of coal. at each Bide of
the label shown' at the tops, of tho photograph.

Will you ploaeo obtain and * send to me right away,
throe or four, pieces of coal, such as 1b used iri .
the Coke Ovens. Pieces about as big as a good .
dizo Orange, or as big as your fist would bo about
right. You can send mo- sovoral lumpB of assorted
sizes, nnd of course, as good looking as possible.

It will be a little extra trouble, but
' I thought you could wrap up tho piocos in paper
so ,that\they will not como all bro3:en up In tran¬
sit. Vi ill you ploaso try and got this off by ex¬
press- so that I can roceivo it by Yuosday or V.ednos-
day.

Yours very truly.

Assistant to Mr. EdiBon.

A/l53£ ,

OH* V^**1^

W. H. Meadoworoft, 1

Edison laboratories.
Orange, H. J.
Bear Mr. Meadoworoft: -

SrG<tA

I called you up on the "phone to-day hut found
you would not he in.

There is a ohemist who has submitted speoimens

of dyes to textile chemists and purchasers of dyestuffs,
and has letters indicating that the quality of the dyes
he haB are equal to that of the commercial German dyes,
and he claims he a an readily demonstrate to experts hav¬
ing a knowledge of the industry, that hiB dyes can he
made at an exceedingly low price.

As Mr. Brady is interested, with Mr. Edison,
in a dye proposition, and if thiB man has something that
Mr. EdiBon wants, it might he of mutual advantage for
this man to go out and see Mr. Edison, and if he thirikB
well enough of it, I will arrange the matter.

Will you kindly let me know, and oblige

Sinoerely yours,

; ' ; " fa

u^ JL^. s. W' ^ ut^*£\l.

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J^V -Wo-if-4. t£a~, tf-0

S^eP

With reference to your communication of December
12th, and, the visit of your Mr. Meadowcrof t, we regret to
state that upon looking up our foreign correspondence on the
question of :

Erioglaucine

identical to the sample furnished us by you, we find that
no later than a week ago we received a communication in which
they said that it was absolutely impossible for them to furnish
.this article under present conditions, no matter what we were
willing to pay. This simply means that it is impossible for
them to get the necessary raw material to manufacture the art

cle and make shipment to the United States. They, kn
we require these goods, will make every effort to sec
necessary raw material, and, if they can, the goods w
forward. without further request on our part.

Yfe regret that there is nothing that we can
do to help you out in this matter unleeB our :

Erioglaucine

as sampled to you will answer your requirements. In

Laboratory of Thos A Edii
Orange, New Jersey

we can from time to time furnish you with small quantitii

Very truly yours,
Geigy - ter Meer Company.

VJFK/BS.

American Oil & Supply Co.

Oils, Greases, Acids, Chemicals

and Dyestuffs ^ ’***'

/ j L 92 WILLIAM STREET^'

\ If) ^ New York City

./ December 15, 1916. ,

n«», Jsreojr. 1 »rt <A' H»“n \

*« &3T-. H *7*- ^

v,;e wish to advise that v;e are still experiencing
difficulty with the sale of your Para phenylene diamine , and
that without one single exception the customers that we have ,
on this material are complaining. ^ yhcdt ^Ua

on this material are complaining. ^Ua

,/e were advised yesterday by Hr. ll. J. Goodman,
with whom we have already made an adjustment based on his pre¬
vious complaint by sending him a quantity of Paraphe nylenediamiru
without charge, tliat he had just had returned to him 6000 slcins
whicn were dyed with the

V.'e were also advised by Hr. August Bode on Monday of
this week that a claim has been filed against him by one of his
customers for ^5, 500. for ‘damages, due to skins which wore dyed
with your Paraphe ny lenediamine turning red, and likewise, that
he had received notice that morning that some 3000 large, skins

“”u ■“ -»— * *° “• «af«u

Both of these oonborns havo told us that they will be
unable to accept any further deliveries against their contracts
if they are to expect material of the same quajLity aa; delivered

In addition to this, ’
of Oaosileth £: lie skin, Schiff B:
Works, who have refused to take
contracts 3ince last August, am
endeavors to make an adjustment
factory and overcome the in,, comp!

contracts with the films
1 the Superior i’ur Dye
raphenylenediarnine on thei:

ra of Oassiletli Z-. lie skin Have demands

thousand dollars for damages, with the privilege of returning
600 pounds of the dye which they claim is of no value , and the
cancellation of the portion undelivered on their contract. This
we have refused to do, and they have advised our attorney throug
their attorney that they will immediately bring suit. Our attor
ney has suggested to us that inasmuch as suit will be brought tli
first of next v.eek, it might he well for us to start suit agains
them, basins: our suit for breach of contract, which would t

this concern in a defensive

OIL & SUPPLY CO

.iLS, GREASES, ACIDS, CHEMICALS
AND DYESTUFFS
92 WILLIAM STREET
New York City

aohiff Bros, have advised ns that cney will oo
no ad Ins too u t until t]ie end of the year wnontuey will 1
to tell the full extent of their loss, noth through allc
to their customers, and of time, labor ana material e„p«
redying, v;here that form of adjustment via.; made with one
towers.

h'o might state that wo wore advised by your o:
that you were nroduoiiig a Saxapnonylonodiamino luiusi a i
cess, and the sample which has he on suomttod >.o us seer
u* „«vv n.-'ti wfactorv. and knowing the ieelmgo oi one o.

due on their November quota,
new material and it W.s hilled
in- it, Hr. Goodman callod us o:
writer to call and loo.: at the i

am personally ahlo to. determine
their pretention is correct.

In tulhing with Ur. U
send us 25 uounds of the materi
we are to deliver to our custom
which they state is of no use.

dv, 'croft today,
nade hy the nev

o : Parauhenvlonediamine in stocm, and v.-e iie-u.-w
°t re ar“ nfrid it will only result in a continuauc
state of dissatisfaction, and if you are making am
you feel is satisfactory, we would like to nave the
exchanging this material for same.

he would also thank you to make some sugge
how we should handle the complaints, including the c
suit has boon started.

Awaiting with interest your reply, and exl
Season’s Compliments, we are.

Oil & Supply Co.

jils, Greases, acids, chemicals

AND DYESTUFFS
92 WILLIAM STREET
New York City

Sohiff Bros, have advised us that they will consider
no adjustment until the end of the year when they will he > ah lo
to tell the full extent of their loss, both through allowances
to their customers, and of time, labor and material expended in
redying, where that form of adjustment was made with their cus¬
tomers.

We might state that wo wore advised by your offi<
vs4% you were producing a Paraphenylenediamine under a new
ness and the sample which has been submitted to us seemed to
b^very satisfactory, and knowing the feelings of one of our
nustomers namely, I.Ir'. B. J. Goodman, we agreed to deliver So
pouiids of’this «i material to them for the 25 pounds remaining
due on their llovember quota. V/e asked for 25 P0]^ °f the
new material and it was billed to us as such, and after receiv-

s .1,-

am personally able to. determine from an optical examination
their pretention is correct.

In talking with Hr. Meadoworoft today, he promised to
send us 25 pounds of the material made by the new process, which
we are to deliver to our customer in exchange for the material
which they state is of no use.

We might also state that we have several hundred, pound
of Paraphenylenediamine in stock, and we hesitate to send it out
as we are afraid it will only result in a continuance of this
state of dissatisfaction, and if you are making a material which
you feel is satisfactory, we would like to nave the privilege
exchanging this material for same.

i as such, and after recei1
i telephone and asked the
-ial , stating that it was <

We might also state

C Paraphenylenediamine in sto

3 we are afraid it will only
iate of dissatisfaction, and

how v/e shorild handle the complaints
suit has been started.

: you to make some suggest ioi

reply, and extending the.

December 16,1910

Hr. Shoe. E. Hurray,

54 Wall Street,
lion York, II. Y.

Hy dear Hr. Hurray; ' .

I recoivod your favor .of
the 14th Instant and showed it to Hr.' Edison.

He wishes mo to say to you that
there is a lot of eohomors running around the
Country who claim to have formulae, and factory
processes, and who want to got ““

Hr. Unison do os not thinkwe Bhould
go into Dyos, but should wo subsequently desire
to do so ho can buy the whole formulae and shop
practice in all details from men in Basie, Switz¬
erland , who are now interned, fhoeo mon are
known to have boon Hananors of largo Chemical
works. Hr. Edison even has the price for each
formula for more than forty of the most useful
dyes, >

: Yours vory truly.

Assistant to Hr. EdiBon.

A/1600.

December 18,1916

Ur. Joseph A. Dari: in,
lies York, li.Y.

Doar ;. r. Durkin :

I think the British Government
should appropriate cuy kCOOG to Gill- College to
permit tho Professor of Uhouietry to uncupo a r.ian
to conduct oxporinente 'towards getting tho nothyl
radical into Benr.ol to produco toluol. I have
done a little work oh tills myself and obtained
tracoc of Toluol, b.-t I had no time to continue
tho experiments. I see no reason why this can't
bo done.

very truly.

You^e

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

Steih,Himsh a Company

HswYqik,

PEB30HAL

' . — — - »* Deo. 19, 1916.

'I'J {4 ed f •V.O

Ur, Thomas A. Edison, &. t^sA Tt^c| +<**’&***

Orange, H. J. £u^.., - SUuy,<i£/J

My dear Mr. Edison; p^*

., , h^Ai^ute^ C **W

Six or BovenVweffka ago I oallefd up Mr. // //

Meadoworoft to inquire shout making a new oontraot with yotr n'D' ^
on oarholio aoid for 1917. Mr. Meadoworoft informed me
that you had made new arrangements for the sale of your goods
and that the Belling waB now in the hands of Mr. Lockwood in
Hew York. A few days later we oommunioated with Mr. Lockwood,
and he stated that he would oome to see us in referenoe to

One evening a few days later some time
after 6 P.M. , Mr. Lookwood called at the offioe to asoertain
whether we could help him out in postponing the delivery of
a oar of naphthaline and Btated that he would see me again
in a day or two in referenoe to new business.

Since this time I have not seen Mr.

Lookwood nor has he made the slightest attempt to offer us
oarholio or any of your products.

i I have gone to the trouble of writing
the above to you because I thought that you wanted our business
but I can only oonolude from the action of Mr. Lookwood that
you did not oare to sell us anything further.

I regret this exceedingly, as you must
surely know that I considered our relations with you very
friendly and hoped that it was Just the beginning of large
and increasing business.

I feel awfully sorry that Mr. Lockwood's
action has caused us to place contracts for carbolic with other
manufacturers, although I tried my best to give you the business.

I was wondering whether there was any
parti aiar reason for the present situation. Have we done
anything that you did not approve of?

(Ur. Thomas A. Edison . #2)

12-19-16.

Business aside, I certainly am anxious to retain your
good will and friendship and truBt that whatever may have happened
in huBiness will not affeot our personal relations.

With my very heat regards and wiBhing you a merry
Christmas, I am.

Very sincerely.

IS U

i&tjf HL. l £****<■« i^cj^y^

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'"’Y

US>-Pv_t.^ C^t, <f^-»"VCr-t ('Le*~ir& ^& chi£- &

^ccLt t*'C t"^° ^ l v **.«'&.

,\ / ^act «W- **®=-'

Iir. leo Stein, •

61 Broadwey ,

flow York, H.Y.

Friend Stoin:

As you already know, I no longer
sell the ehomic'al products mysolf through 23r .
lloadovcroft, but turned the whole thing over
to Ilr. Emery, who’ has engaged l!r.- Lockwood to
get around to soc customers.

So far as I am personally concerned,
I would continue to trade with you In prefer-
onoe to any other person, except Hoffman, but
the trouble is that Emery is trying to get the
highest prices possible. . Of course, 1 cannot
quarrel with this. - N

I will make some inquiries and find
out why ho does not have Lockwood call and soe
you.

Personally, you and I will have no
quarrel with each other.

With the Compliments of the. Season
and all good wishos, I remain.

Yours very truly.

P.S. Since the abovo wob written 1 have loarned
that Lockwood has callod on you thiB morning.

December 20,1910.

Goigy-^er Uoer Company, .

89 Barclay E treat,

• , Hew York, H.Y.

Gentlemen: Attention :~r. \7m. F. Kip.

Referring once moro to your favor of. the
lbth Instant, I beg to rep'oat what I told you ovor
the tolephono yoGt onlay, namely, that if it is a
question of raw materials to make the Brioglaueine,
.Mr. Bdicon thinkc' ho can furnish the came and would
be glad to have you advise him just what is wanted.
He has a' copy of- the Patent.

lours very truly, '

Assistant to Hr. Sdison.

A/1669.

P.S. Hr. jidison wants very much: to get the Erioglaucine
A for some important experiments. He hopes he can get
your people to make some for him s
very well get time to make it for himself.

3. he iB- so busy he canaot

Mrs- -Thomas A. Edison,

W. Orange, Attention Mr. Meadowfiraft.

H. J.

Dear Sir:-

We have had several inquiries for Benzidine, and as
we understand that you will soon manufacture this product,
kindly let us know if you intend to make this in paste or dry
form. We would appreicate any particulars you may give us
regarding this .

Wishing you the Compliments of the Season, we remain.

December

Greetings to the Hombers of

American Bracelets Syndicate:

Gentlomon:

I havo boon somewhat interested in
your lino of sorrow and worry for the loot two
yoers, manufacturing many kinds of chemicals
for human and inhuman purposes. Although X
was tho first in tho fiold on some linos, I.
shall- probably bo tho first one to rotiro.

2horo axo So many chemical works now
boing erected, that it will not be vory long
before nroctieally evory known bhomical will,
bo mado'in tho U. S. A. in quantities to suit.
as. to price, - don't worry, - cutting pr'icos
is a favorite American pastime. Chat s why I
expect to rotiro.

, Yours vory truly.

~l (\ ,m.'erjJL

tbff ijr xjoXfUL aye<-f kg^U^ej-J
£u-^( dXu*t« C.c^

During the week beginning January 32nd, the 35,000 retail druggists
of the United States who are members of the American Druggists' Syndicate
will hold their eleventh ANNUAL CONVENTION in the City of New York.

As one of the first to come to the rescue of this country and en¬
gage in the commercial manufacture of carbolic acid, when the European
War left it in a helpleee and serious position for lack of this great medical

3 tapis, the pharmacists of the United States feel at this time that they _

as well as the nation at large - owe you a deep sense of gratitude for your

initiative and courage,.

With a continuation of the War, thousands of American pharmacists hope¬
fully look to ycu to still further relieve the present unprecedented con¬
dition, in which the curtailment of necessary drugs and cheraioalB from
abroad has placed them.

On the occasion of their big annual gathering, they ask the courtesy
•of a message from you, to be read to the convention, outlining your views
on the possibility of the United States being made FREE and INDEPENDENT
of Europe through the genius and resouroefullnese of American chemists for
those drugs and chemicals so vital and indispensible to ths life, health
and welfare of the American people.

What can we do a9 a nation to. eolv9 this problem for future generations!
What opportunities havs we that ws are neglecting?

From your vast expsrienca and research in the fisld of chemistry
your views on this subject will have an interest and value to the pharm¬
acists gathsrsd hers from all part3 of the United States, second to none
in this country. To the nation as a whole, a3 well as the assembled pharm¬
acists, they 'will be an inspiration and stimulus.

We know you are an awfully busy man, but we feel the subject is one
of such transcending importance to the American people, that we venture to
intrude on your privacy to ask you to show ths convention this courtesy,

With assurances of pur great admiration for all you have done and trusting
that you may feel disposed to grant this request, balisve us.

Very truly yours,

AMERICAN DRUGGISTS SYNDICATE

ANILINE DIVISION

THOMAS A. EDISON
Silver Lake. N. J.

the past year. V/e propose doing this on account of cutting off the manufac¬
ture of Aniline Oil and Hyrbane after the first of the year and it will now he
much easier to work this material properly than it will he later on.

V/e have also several lots of Aniline Salts and returned Phenol that
will have to he worked up and, if possible, X propose to have these several
lots all cleaned up during the next week or two. V/e have cut out manufacturing
the Aniline Salts as Hollander will not draw, again until after the first of the

Che new Para still pot was delivered here last night' and vie hope to
have this in conmission during the next few days. V/e are still having diffi¬
culty in holding the coils in the finished Phenol stills hut we look for a
hotter output from now on as new still coils have Seen substituted.

ANILINE DIVISION

THOMAS A. EDISON
Silver Lake, N. J.

December 22nd, 1916

A iv ^

Ht ^ tfS--' 4^

Hr. W. H. Meadoworoft,
laboratory:

As we advised you yesterday over the telephone, we advised Hollander

s-siS-iiSE-s r~

first of January.

^ i-a^-sw.'srs-s F rSHsHrJF
sitarjs assure nt. km ;; -Star

we mde with Hollander oh account of a lot of defective salts that he had on
hand that we replaced with new salts.

We are eiving you this information as it may be that when you are

to date.

" ^ - V?i

3

Decombor £3, 1916.

Edgortyn Company, Ino.,

25 Pino Street,,.

lion York, II. Y.

Gontlenen: ,

About three, nooks ago we ordered 20
pounds of Bismarck Brown H at $2.50 per pound on tho
understand irig that immediato delivery nat. to be
made .

As. no have not roceivod thia material,
we hereby canool the order. -

Yours vory truly, •*

' Edison laboratory.

A/1706.

December £3,1916

P. Brodt &' Co., -

240 hater Street, -

- Hofe.York, II. Y. - ^

Gentlemen: - Attention- Hr,. Geo, ft. BrlBhV .

Your favor of tho 21ot instant has'
been received, and I beg to say that wo are
going to make -Bensidino, and can moke either '
Base or Sulphate. 1 cannot give you any
■ definite dato.of delivery yet, as wo are- very
much delayed on account, of ' troubles - in obtain¬
ing machinery.

Wishing you the Compliinonts of the
Season, -I roraain, . -

Hours very truly.

Assistant to Ur. Edison.

Lord Hortholiff,
o/o "The Dally Mail",

London,

England •

My dear Hortholiff:

I enclose copy of a letter
which I have just mailed to Eletcher Moulton,
at the Munitions Office. It explains itself.

I am very much in need of the Diamond
bort for use as points in my phonograph, but
they are withheld while other firms are per¬
mitted to get them. I feel this is a great in¬
justice to me, especially as the withholding is
based on a suspicion which is entirely without
foundation, and the groundlessness of which is
easily susc.eptible of proof.

Have you a confidential man in Hew
York? If so, please send him to see me.

With kindest regards and the Season's
greetings, I remain,

Yours sincerely,

710 1

Enclosure.

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

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[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

Fletcher Moulton, Esq.,
London, England.

My door Moulton:

I assume from a letter which yoii
wrote me some time ago that you are at tlio head
of tiie Explosive Department of the Government.

I want to make .an explanation and sot
myself right in relation to the contract for Tol-
uol. I had with your Government through J.P. Morgan
& Company.

1st • The contract wcb made before my Mill
was in operation. Tho output waB estimated to
be a certain quantity, more or less, based on
normal Cokeing Coal.

£d. I had estimated that tho plant was to
have a capacity of 2000 gallons daily of Benzoid
hydrocarbons, using normal coal.

3d. i'.hen tho plant waB actually operated,
it was found that the Coal used was ;from a local
basin and induratod, giving only 17^ of volatile
matter as against 27 to ZOj'u with normal coals.

4th. The output, instead of giving tho ex¬
pected 2000 gallons daily;has never and docs not
now produce over 575 gallons of Benzol and Toluol,
together, daily.

5th. All this can be confirmed easily through
the Cambria Steel Company. Every gallon of Toluol
made at ray plant during tho contract year, went
to your Government. I distilled it twice and
Doraetimos throe times, to get it very pure, although
my contract called only for 98yi purity.

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

i'lotchor Moulton, Esq . -2-

6th. I have just sold the entire output
of this plant and part of another to your Board
in Canadu, and in both casco at a loivor price
than I oould got olsovchoro. In the first sale,
to J. P. Ho r f;an & Company, tho Gorman Chemical
Manufacturer 's pool in this Country offered far
more money and in tho last mentioned salo DuPont
offorod more.

7th. The reason I did this is t3iat I am
intensely pro-Ally, and I have gono out of my
way in many instances to help.

8th. I designod tho Benzol plants for the
Dominion Steel Co. at Sydney and also the Sault
Ste Marie plant. I loaned them my patterns
without oharge and even workod ono of my shops night
and day, without profit. I also had their mon
taught at my Cambria plant? all for tho right
to buy some 3ont:ol and to assist tho Allies by
hastening tho production of Toluol in Canadian
plants .

9th. I make those explanations for tho reason
that it has just been intimated to mo that tho
reason why I am unable to procure diamond bort
from England for my Phonograph points, (while
other shops are permitted to import them), is
duo to a belief in the Munitions Office that I
acted dishonorably in tho Toluol contract.

10th. I enclose tho roports of a Commercial
Agency on ono Herbert Lewis, to whom I first sold
tho Toluol for your Government. This v.as sub¬
sequently taken over by J. P. Horgun & Co. Ur.

Lewis represented him6olf as an agent of the
Munitions Offico. Huving boon caught in a miSBtato-
raont ho afterwards stated he was not an agont but
represented one of tho chiof men connected there¬
with. He has now sued me for Commissions. Any
statement he may have made to tho Munitions Offico
may well be doubted, as you will conclude after
reading these reports.

11th. A copy of the contract with J. P. Morgan
& Company, as agent, is oncloBed.

Hoping you aro in good health, and with the
Compliments of the Season, I remain.

Yours sincerely,

(signed) Thomas A. Edison.

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_AGBHCY.

Sept. 21, ,191'i .

Hon. Thomas A. Edison,

Orange, N.J.

Dear Sir:

In the matter of your inquiry about Herbert Lewis, ftn 876,

E2 Bwey , at present this man is out of the city, but he has quarters
at the above address with the bond Scale Co., of which his friend,

Earl B. Elder is the H.Y. representative. Lewis appears to have had
some sort of a war deal on with Elder and others, some of which
deals we understand have not materialized, although we have been told
that Lewis did put through one or more war orders.

Lewis is not reliable, and does nq,t pay some of his bills.
May 10/16 0. S. Kleeberg entered a judgment against him for $254.79,
which we believe grew out of a note or borrowed money, and on
which only a small payment haB been made to date. HiB promise to
pay the balance on the installment plan has not been kept. We believe
same applies to a judgment entered against him June 23/16 in favor
of E. Friedman for $42.96.

Lewis is an English Jew, about 43 years of age, and said
to have married, the niece of a man named HertB who died leaving an
estate. It is believed that Lewis' wife haB some means.

Years ago Lewis worked for the 0. J. Oude Co., the outdoor
advertising concern, where he did not make a favorable record. In
1911 he worked for Howard Earle and Gustave Kobbe, who had an adver¬
tising proposition called "The Lotus", a small magazine which we

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believe did not last long.

Lewie' real nome may bo “Levy-, and we believe he ie
friendly with Doe Paeaoe Brothers. lawyers, who have acted ae hie
counsel. We have never entertained n very high regard for this law
firm.

Lewie did reside at 264 Riverside Drive, but now lives at
324 W. 83rd St. He can be classed as a "war order bug-, for he has
talked big denis to some who have not seen any denis go through.

Me should neither toke Lewis’ word, nor extend credit in

Lewis is believed to have returned from England after the
broke out for the declared purpose of putting through war deals,
one of these deals is said to have been put through Uhomas A.

Edison.

Yours truly,

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ili' profession ie that of an Engineer, and X have been
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in tho month of January, 191b. Ur. Edison directed
me to familiarize myself as much as possible with benzol
absorbing plant?, and ho gave to mo drawings and specifica¬
tions for h Plant of that kind which he hod designed to be
installed at the coke ovens of the Cambria Steel Company
ut Johnstown, Pa.

I made a study of theseplans und specifications ,
consulting frequently with Mr. Edison, and on January
18th, 191t , proceeded to Johnstown, Pa with two assistants,
of whom John Bacon, Jr. was one. V.o Immediately started
the work of laying out the ground, building foundations,
ordering and assembling the requisite machinery and apparat¬
us for tho said absorbing plant. She work was pushed day
and night, as Hr. Edison wanted to have tho plant started
as cuickly as possiblo.

The plant as originally laid out for the instal lation,
included only one Still, but early in the month of February,
191b. Hr. Edison told me that he would put in the addition-
al Still that we had contemplated adding to tho plant at
j a later date. I made my arrangements uooordingly, and the
second Still was made a part of tho original installation
I of the plant.

She plant was ready for operation by February 2Snd,
1915, and it was actually put into operation on that date.

On that day wo eommenoed to aba orb the gusoe from the coke
ovone in the eaid Edison Bonsol absorbing Plant, and euoh
plant has been in operation ever sinoe, except when it
booame necessary to stop temporarily for repairs.

Y.o wore all new at thobusiness when the plant was first
put into operation, ana ut first the progress woe slower
than when wo bccamo accustomed to the operations . Re made
far more rapid progrosB, however, in the absorbing and re¬
fining of bensol and toluol then was the ease in many other
plants that 1 have subsequently studied.

Subscribes
this I

and sworn to before me
day of 1916.

m

/]/\utp(-c - ("U <re££

FOR EXCLUSIVE USE OF:-

IHOISAS A. K^lSOii, IRC.
0RA1I3E? H. J.

THE IRA..E MEWS SERVICE
50 EIRE SI'.

MEW YORK C IIY

LIST OF PHRHOli PROBUCH!

- 1915 k 1916.

Amalgamated Byestuff & Chemical .7'orkk,
(John Campbell & Co.)

, 75 Hudson St. How York City

..V.w-I' — -(Plant at Kewark, ii . J.)

-

ijaeS^foan Synthetic Color Co.,

+'£,T' Stamford, Conn.

-41 American Synthetic Byes, Inc.,

' 61 Broadway, Hew York City,

, A (Ownad by Butterworth-Juason Co.,

\P ^ V 61 Broadway, Hew York City)

v Plant at Ave. R. Hewark.H. J.

i'Baird McGuire, Inc., (cresylic acid)
Holbrook, Hass.

aV***’ /Bayer Company-! - — IIWmv*

U 117 Hudson St. Ilew York City <
(Also Rensselaer, H. Y.)

,vay Chemical Co., ( duPont)

. — U. 120 Broadway, Hew York City.
w Plant at Bayway, Elizabeth, H.J.

vyrS.^

ivA' C. S. Betts Co.,

Krio & Railroad Sts., Spokane -• Jaa

'telephone Ho. V/orth 2169

Telephone Ho. Rector 6214

" " Market 7625

" " Roxbury 5020

" " Franklin S13

(carbolite Chemical Co., (Tennessee Copper Co)
120 Broadway, Hew York City.

(Plant at Ridgefield Park, U. J.)

The Chatfield Ififg. Co., , . „

74th & Lebanon Sts., Cincinnati, Ohio.

Bow Chemical Co.,

Midland, Mioh.

Thomas A. Hdison, Inc.,

lakeside Ave., Orange,

General Coal Products Co.,

Heville Island, Pittsburgh, Pa.

F. J. lewis Iifg., Co., „

2515 S. Robey St., Chicago, Ill.

^Middlesex flhemical Co.,

1y' / Chester, Conn.

i1 /Monsanto Chemical Works, . „

v / Platt & Pearl Sts., Hew York wity.

JLj ^ (Also at 1800 S. 2nd St., St. nouis.Mo.

Howport Hydro-Carbon Co., „

32 Libery St., Hew York City
#*X L*" Plant at Carrolville, die.

ofiice at First Rational Bank Bldc,.^
Milwaukee, ^fis. (Hewport Turpentine

and Rosin Co. )

j^dUUU.’tl

" Valley 600

1 Orange 907
" Victor 765

1 John 529
" Sydney 1180

" John 1458
" Main 469

I 'pftn.fpG.fJG ROJOI. 0O‘‘

LIS'l OF BlhlHOL': PROLUCRKB - 1915 d 1916.

(Ownec by Barrett Go., .. ,

17 Battery PI. Hev.' York City)

I Hew Rnwland Manufacturing Co.,

. «.* J 817 Albany St., Boston, Uass.

\i^-y\ (Owned by Lerrimac Chemical Co.

r t,,*J \ 33 Broad St., Boston, Lass)

w ;

Hew Haven 3as Light Co., „

r 80 Crown St., Hew Haven, Conn.

Hiedich Process Co.,

Ulsonlt°E9 wl 42nd St., Hew York City) "
(Eo be taken over by Caloo Chemical Co.)
Plant at Lillford, M. J.

Pittsburgh Coal Products Co., „

(Pittsburgh, Pa. (Also Lonaco, Pa.-

i J P.ahway Coal Car Products Co.,

! . Lincoln Ave., Hahway, H. J.

i 1. (Owned by Merck & Co*,

45 Park PI., Hew York City.

semet Solvay Company,

^•ir’ 1 Split Rook, K. Y.(

/ Stillwell Chemical Co. ,

J ■ S Rector St., Hew York City

C/" ( Plant at Irvington, H. J.

/ ')/ United 3as & Improvement Co.,

( Broad & Arch Sts. .Philadelphia, Pa

^ U. S. Aniline & Chemical Co.,

3908 Laclede Ave., St. nouis, Lo.

i . ( United States Standard Chemical Yorks,

i y / 115 Broadway, Hev; fork City

! -At* Plant at 3ound Brook. M. « •

: D V (In Bankruptcy)

/-Aetna explosives Company , Inc. ,

/ ( » —Sr

Edison General File Series

1916. Christmas and New Year Greetings [not selected] (E-16-17)

This folder contains Christmas and New Year greetings from Edison's
family, friends, and business associates, along with unsolicited corres¬
pondence from the general public.

Edison General File Series
1916. Cigarettes [not selected] (E-16-18)

This folder contains correspondence and other documents pertaining to
the harmful effects of tobacco and cigarettes. None of the letters from 1916
received a substantive response from Edison.

Edison General File Series
1916. Clubs and Societies (E-16-19)

This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to
Edison's membership in, and activities on behalf of, social clubs, professional
societies, political groups, and civic organizations. There are also appeals from
charitable organizations. Among the items for 1916 are letters pertaining to
Edison's election as an honorary member of the Illuminating Engineering
Society and the Engineers' Club of Philadelphia, his contribution to the National
Security League, and his refusal to contribute to The Student Pacifists, an
organization opposed to compulsory military training in schools. The
correspondents include longtime Edison associate Henry M. Byllesby; Howard
H. Gross, president of the Tariff Commission League; Henry M. Howe,
emeritus professor of metallurgy at Columbia University; and mathematician
and electrical engineer Charles P. Steinmetz, who was president of the
Illuminating Engineering Society in 1916.

Approximately 1 percent of the documents, including all items receiving
a substantive response from Edison, have been selected. The following
categories of documents have not been selected: requests for Edison's
autograph orsignature, including its reproduction; form letters and other routine
correspondence regarding meetings and activities; invitations and other
requests that Edison either declined or did not acknowledge; invitations for
which no substantive response has been found; correspondence from
organizations in which Edison was not involved; published proceedings and
printed circulars; and duplicates.

Commit}" on Awarding
Honorary Membership to
Mr Thomas A Edison

Ur Nicholas Murray Butler

E'lhTcTHB Chapin
Dr Thomas W Churchill
Mr Charles A Coffin

Mr Dudley Farrand
Mr F M Fclker

Mr Lewis B Gawtry
Mr Cass Gilbert

Mr Thomas Hastinp
Mr W Greeley Hoyt
Mr F L Hutchinson
MrTIJ™,^

MrrWUjitin

Illuminating Engineering Society

Mid-Winter Convention

Engineering Societies Building, February ioth and nth, 1916

Office of the Convention Committee Cent

Mr Clarence L Law, Secretary

Irving Place and Fifteenth Street _ ^ “j p ’

f New York City I Mt D 1

FebUary 3, 1916 d> a s McAniiwr

Mr William H Meadowcroft / .

Thomas A Edison Laboratory
Orange, New Jersey \

Dear, Mr Meadowcroft /f

With reference to the banquet t<a*Mr
Edison on .next Thursday evening, will you advise
whether Mr and Mrs Edison will come in a party t
o-Pther. or whether I oan arrange to send a machine

Mr Frederick Whitrfdge
Col Timothy S Williams
Hon William Williams

I understand, of course, that Mr Edison
is very busy and I naturally wish to cause him as
little inconvenience as possible. X would appreciat
it if you would let me know if there is anything

1 do in this respect.

»■>- Very truly yours.

Feb. atil. 1916.

i.lr. Clarence 1. Lav;, Secretary,

Convention Committee,

Illuminating Engineering Society,

Irving Place and Fifteenth Street,
hew York City.

hoar Hr. Law:

So that there shall he no misunderstanding, I am writ¬
ing this note to confirm my telephone talk with you yoeterday
in regard to your sending for Mr. and Ira . Edison on Thursday
evening .

It i| understood by Mrs. Edison that you are going
to send a machine to .Mr. Edison's house by b :b0 on 1'hursday
evening, to take .Mr. and Mrs . Edison to the 3iltmore, and that
you will send them back to Orange in the machine after the
Banquet is over. I presume that .Mr. and ilrs. Edison may be
accompanied by any of their, immediatel furnily who will be of
the party.

Yours very truly,

utye National g>«nrtftj league, 3Jn t.

TO?. Thomas A. Sells on.

February 25, 1916.

nest orange, N. J.

The question of adequate preparednes
part of the United States is without aoubt the

t the^nJcte^r inpi

tant and serious matter before Congress to4day, and jj^one
which must appeal to every thinking person in this country.

The National Security League is using its best
efforts tl *r/Q\the situation home to the individual and

earnestly q^sires\ to enlist your support. /

r\ |W In ordeA to carry forward a vigorous campaj^h
aM\properly to pl^Jthe facts before the countp/T funds
are necessary, and we have no means of rai^k money excep
by this direct appeal.

We trust that you may del it desirable and con¬
venient to give us your liberal financial support.

Now is the >fme to secure results, while Congres

Chairman, Finance Committee.

Cheques may be made payable
to the order of The National
Security League, Inc., and
mailed in the enclosed envelope.

February 28th. 1916.

nn +iia nieht of the Banquet at which you were pre¬
sented with the Honorary Memh6rshipintheIllwniuatin|En-

the objects of ite existence.

Dr. Kun'z is the Vice President and one of the Trust¬
ees. and Arthur Williams is President.

write . \ r

Is it agreeable to you to give this 1

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

The American Museum of Safety

1 8 West 24th Street New York

Devoted to the Safety, Health and Welfare of Industrial Workers I
and the Advancement of the Science of Industry), |

ce of the Prciidcnc Irving Place and Fifteenth Stret

February 34th 1916

F H Ueadoworoft Esq
Edison Laboratories
* Orange New Jersey

Dear Ur Meadowcroft

Dr Kuna has written the enolosed memorandum
on the work of the Museum as his concrete suggestion
for the form of Ur Edison's endorsement. Do you
suppose it would be. possible for Mr Edison to write
6uoh an endorsement, or one of a somewhat similar
nature? It would be very gratifying to Dr Kunz per¬
sonally, who suggested the' idea, and to our entire
Board, as well - needless to say - as to myself.

Very sincerely

President

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

X am surely in sympathy with the
work of the Museum of safety.

Anything that will prevent accident
means not only protection to a man and his

family, hut to the firm that employs him
and to the state and the natidn. If a man
is a skilled. mechanic , to injure his effec¬
tiveness or to entirely remove him frequent¬
ly means the upsetting of an entire estab¬
lishment, or at least a lack of harmonious
work, in addition to the loss to the commu-

Or tut+f

s of Hew York can encourage

a Museum of Safety in any way, it surely

would he a great advancement for our commu¬
nity.

E ENGINEERS Cl

Mr. Thomas A. Edison,
East Orange,

A

Mar oh 21, 1916. ,

Dear Sir:-

! have the honor to inform
election to Honorary membership in The Engineers-
nub of Philadelphia.

Will you
earliest convenience,
election?

kindly inform us,
of your aoceptanoi

at your
5 of this

LHK-S

Illuminating Engineering Society

April 6, 1916.

Mr . , Thomas A. Edison,

• Orange, IT. J.

Dear IJr; Edison:

In oonneotion with your acceptance of the
honorary membership in our Society, we would ash
you to acoept the testimonial being forwarded to you
with this letter.

'i7e are also sending you the badge of the
Society presented to you as honorary member.

Yours ,

CPS/IICS

ffinlumbta Unlurrattjj
irt ttjc ffittjj nfJfoui tjnrlt

Bedford Hills, New York

Fy dear Mr. Edison:

May I bring before you the merits of the American Society for
Testing Materials? Such distinguished engineers as Messrs. Hudson
Maxim and John p. Wallace (late chief engineer of the Panama Canal)
have lately joined the society on my recommendation.

Briefly the aim of the society is first to bring about uniform
and trustworthy methods of testing, and second to set up reasonable

the

reception specifications of more important materials of construc¬
tion^ with a •• view to protecting the public by making such just
specifications widely known.

This work has been carried on now for nearly twenty years with
constantly increasing usefulness and efficiency.

It iB an encouragement to those who have been carrying on this
work for altruistic reasons to have the moral support of illustrious
men like yourself and Messrs. Maxim and Wallace.

I hope that this appeal to your public spirit will meet with

T. A. E.-2

4/18/16

your approval. If
put through the ne<
blank and booklet.

so, it would give me very great pleasure to
essary formalities. I enclose an application
'"he society has now nearly 2000 members.
Yours very truly.

Edison Laboratory, W.H.M.

Orange, New Jersey.

Dear Sir:

I am greatly gratified to learn, from yours of May 3rd, that Mr.
Edison looks favorably upon the suggestion that he join the American
Society for Testing Materials. It is true that the "application for
membership" is also a "proposal for membership." To prevent any
possible mistake, I now enclose an application blank for membership.

As I understand, Mr. Edison should sign where I have indicated
in pencil. I have also suggested, in pencil, the other items to be
filled out. If after these are filled. out, you will return the ap¬
plication to me, I will see that it is duly acted on.

In view of Mr. Edison's illustriousness, the proposal part should
be made by the president and a past president of the society. I my¬
self, as a past president, shall be glad to be one of the proposers
and I know that the president. Professor Mansfield Merriman, will be
glad to be the other. I therefore have already signed my name to the

I am not sure how my suggestion that Mr. Edison's occupation should
be entered as "Inventor" will strike him. I think that of all his

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Ed . Lab. -2

many titles to the gratitude of mankind, this is perhaps the most
prominent in the minds of most of us. It was as an inventor that
Mr. Hudson Maxim has just been proposed for membership.

Yours very truly.

NOBLE, ESTABROOK & M5HARG
115 BROADWAY

K» ( rt*

Dear Mr. Edison: -

NEW YORK May 24, 1916.

u^tfc "TT

The American Arts and Industi%?^A^^fel^ti'o^bias**t c , ^

just been completely organized. The purpose is to Uk«w» S ^
New York the art center of the world. The association
contemplates dealing only with applied or industrially
arts, at least at the outset— or, in other words, attemptJ^K^^^.
to raise the standard of art in industry in this country^ r - \

and to make us independent for our artistic ftandards^*^^ tf 1

our dyes, and our other products of any foreign , , '

It is the kind of preparedness that must meet
hearty approval of every true American, especially aTter 1
the disclosure of dependence caused toy the Europfajrgajy »

In this center chemists, art metal workers, oegigfiy?s,_J
inventors, color experts, sculpturers, tapestry ai*fgts,-
silverware designers, and all branches of industrial art y
will toe given an opportunity to bring their work before /
the purchasing merchants and manufacturers of the country.

It will give the merchants and manufacturers a chance to ^
see what can toe done in an artistic way before turning
out inartistic products.

We are eager to have in control and acting as a
founder of this national movement a man who is recognized
as a leader of thought in this direction, and who is
nationally known to be interested in the development and
encouragement of our industrial art and inventive genius
as a nation. '

The association will build a building in New York
where will be held the exhibitions of the different branches
of art represented, where the buyers of all the large
commercial houses and manufacturers of the country can
visit whenever they are in New York and learn the latest
ideas in artistic and industrial development in their particular
industries; where the artists may place their work before
the buying business men in such ar. way as to insure careful
examination and consideration; and it will be generally speaking
a clearing-house for American art and invention. You can
readily perceive the tremendous possibilities for national
betterment in this undertaking.

1

2 TAE

The leading merchants, jewelers, artists, and
ethers have already given their written endorsement
f S e have stated with unanimity that
?Lre is a real need of such an institution, which
will he a permanent home or center for the development
of industrial art to which the country as a whole is
now beginning to turn its attention.

If you can consistently take a very active
interest in this movement, and be one of the pioneers and
founders, we feel that you will be ?oing * Periotic
■service Those who have been devoting their thought
and efforts toward bringing about this achievement
, ■» j i A oil vv-t in anv inovfentsnt > ii&d to

sacrifice aasreat°delfof tS and money and to encounter
indifference on the part of some. However, now that the
delation has been organized and incorporated they feel
u»a.„t.na tf.

connected with launching such a ®ionhana

will give the matter your most careful attention ana
your support both moral and financial, so that it may
proceed to the carrying out of its purposes. The
success of the idea is the paramount question, and

desired by the subscriber.

« nos vss

Slrec?ors3call9upon yo/or someone whom you may designate
and explain the entire proposition.

The movement at first will require advances of

Assistant Secretary,

American Arts and Industries
Association,

Suite 1415, 115 Broadway,
New *ork City.

C DktroitZMich. USA.

HonoraPleThomas A .Edison,
7/est Orange,- Hew Jersey.

I have a letter from the tyv

5rss!9^^iiiHrs!I'

l,Ia 3 or and Commandant, in which It is erare
that X am tendered an election to.lixe
membership.

Among a list of names of good
people given as life members of ^eEurgesee
Corps I find Honorable Thomas A. Edison, -
hence this letter.

Can you tell me something of
the purposes and objects and liabilities of
the Burgessess Corps?

CHAIRilAB

r*Xl

Ws)t g>tubent $actftSte

To Protest Attains t Militarism in S'chools

New York/; September

St^l.

\v4 u'v yfj ' \

Forty thousand students are in danger of/having military training forced
n them; every male adult between the ages of 1*8 and 45 is subject to a sudden
call to the National Guard unless the "Bloody ^ive" legislation is repealed/

For the purpose of making an emphatic protest against these laws, wVhsCve
engaged Carnegie Hall for the evening of Saturday, September 30th. The expense
of such an undertaking is tremendous and MU|T be met.

This is an eleventh hour appeal' for f inancial aid. The doors of Carnegie
Hall will not be opened unless the balance /on the contract is paid. This meeting
must be a succeSs^dJ/t ban only be one through your contribution.

Help us kee|:tKe guns off our shoulders ! If you do not help u
as yourself J who will? ,r ,

New York, 1916.

I am hereby enclosing $ as a contribution to the Student

Pacifists, to be used for the propaganda of protest against MILITARISM IN
SCHOOLS.

Yours for the cause of peace.

Signed

V^oM/^'a/ediboH. Applied '

1 ku*£****¥~

September 20, 1916.

... .«(.. , £L

VjeTL^rJ
,_^c-C £, CL<f>te,^C^t
Report on the work off

THE^-glHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U. S. IS CO-OPERATING WITH US_

hon

§' HX c

H"BproT"6™mfFcdSmUo*n"-Wom“'. Club.

“"“amSSfrfdoSSS^vJm'oJiolub.

HORACB^St^WlLictNsAN^SyrQCUBQi^MftllufttCt r

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v"'“ AMn'

Hon. Thomas A. Edison,

Orange, H.J.

My dear Mr. Edison:

the Tariff Commission league, the organization whiohWashonoredhyyour 1
mom'herahiT) on the Advisory Committee* I wish you would look it over care—
memhership^onithe Advisory ^ it interesti* nd j would like a line -from ,

yon then regarding the questions propounded, and ffin§ ttt$° 22-W/,.
of the oampaign. ^ J *y- ^

The President told me he felt he could get the kind of man he wanted on \
the Commission at the salary named in the act, and if he is successful ins
this, the measure should make <JU on3lv>et£<)

I enclose you copy of a letter reived

I feel very sure that if we had not *6ien caught in the jam and confusion A
at the close of the session, which we tried our utmost to avoid, Jgg ?°%%%
have gotten practically everything that &>~iB3±iced..L. T^fao±-^''Lhat not
twenty-five per cent of those who voted fp^th^/Ue^sure were at heart in
favor of it, the reason being that a Tariff Commission has n°L£®e“
this year in harmony with Democratic doctrine. But resent lllt^nd

neeessitv for it and was big enough to come out for it in January last ana
carried his party with him. It took considerable courage to^do this. The
Republicans $£e generally favorable to a Tariff Commission.^* ^ were op¬
posed to having it created by a Democratic administration. Bufl thepres
sure was so great that both parties were compelled to get in line and pass
the act! ?tSshows that the strongest force in this country is(the will of
the people - that the people can rule when they will to do so.

I shall be delighted to have a line from you to be a part of the permanent
record of the league. We are getting some very nice letters which are ap¬
preciated and will be preserved.

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

COPY

TOUTED STATES SEDATE,

Washington, D.C., Sept.16,1916.

H. H. Groes, Esq.,

Chicago, Ill.

Dear Ur* Gross: . _ , . ,

I think I ought to congratulate you not only on the
work you aid for the Tariff Commission law, whioh wae splendid, hut
on the result accomplished so largely through that work*

I was bo situated that 1 couia see your incomings and outgolngB -
your plana and methodB - and as I saw the work going on in a clean
and legitimate way, hut always methodical and effective, and finally
witnessed the accomplishment - not quite, hut nearly what we desired,
I made up my mind that the country was indebted to you mare than to
any other one man for a Tariff Commission Law, and it is because I
still have that well defined opinion that I am writing this letter.

With kind regards, I am

Yours very truly,

(Signed) Jno. w. Kern.

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

Pinal Report of the President
of

The Tariff Commission League to the
Directors and Subscribers

This movement was inaugurated at a meeting of prominent citizens
held at the Union League Club, Chicago, May 27, 1915 .

The campaign for a non-partisan Tariff Commission, after sixteen
months, dosed September 8, 1916, when the President signed the Revenue
Act passed by the Sixty-fourth Congress and carrying the "Rainey Tariff
Commission" measure,

A review of the campaign shows that at the beginning the business
interests were favorable, the great mass of the people were apathetio,
and the President and his party were strongly against' it; and while
many Republicans favored a Tariff Commission, they were opposed to hav¬
ing that body created by a Democratic administration,

_

V .

To compass our purpose, it was neoesBary to arouse the people to*'
a point where they would demand and' insist upon Buch a OommisBion.

In our effort to stir the people to action, we Bent capable men
into thirty-four of the, forty-eight states to make personal calls on
the leading publications and organizations. \7e sent out millions of
leaflets,, carried free in the mails of 480 leading banks, insurance
companies, merchants, manufacturers, eto. When Congress oonvened in
December, we had behind us over 700 organizations representing over
six millioBs of voters* This in part and imperfectly covers the
campaign with the people.

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

-Sir

over 90 per rent of all the leading newspapers endorsed our pJ.sn
end meet of them opened their columns to ue. » l»d the united .up-
port of the magazine publishers.

ttih Administration

The President on several oooaeions declared such a commission un¬
necessary. He was strongly opposed to it, saying that existing instru¬
mentalities could do the work. A personal canvass of the situation at
Washington in December last convinced us that the President must be
won over, or we could not ho£e to win. .We presented our credentials to
hi0 private secretary and the Secretary of the Treasury, both of whom
„„ tremendously interested and asked for copies of our documents.

The need for such a body was becoming more obvious daily, so a few
days later the President astonished the country by completely revers¬
ing himself and the traditions of his party by coming out squarely for
a Tariff Commission. It took courage to do it.

For the first time in our history. both the Republican and Demo¬
cratic Rational. Conventions of 1918 declared for a permanent, non-
partisan Tariff Commission. Our measure, known as the "Rainey Bill"',
had already been approved by the Waye and Means Committee, so the
situation was very hopeful. Our great concern was to get our bill to
a vote as quickly as possible and avoid the confusion and chaos that
attends the closing .of every session of Congress, and that of the
present Congress was unusually great. So far as our bill
corned, it ... ready for consideration by the Hone, in »ril. «•

„.re promieed action before the Bstional convention, met in June. The
*av. and Wane Committee decided to Include the Tariff co-ieeion Bin
with the general Eevenue Hedeure. We did .verythlgs we conld » Ere-
- vent thie, feeling -ur. It delay and that we would 1-

can” support ; and eo it proved. The committee would not yield, «.

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

claimed that being a part of the Revenue Measure would insure Democratic
support that thqy otherwise would not have- Our Directors did not share
this view, and apeoial efforts were made -to expedite our measure-

Amid a scene of confusion and turmoil, following an aorimonious
debate, the House passed the Revenue Measure on July 10, carrying the-
Tariff Commission feature. It reduced the salaries of members from
#10,000 to #7,500 per annum on a viva voce vote, and rejected the per¬
manent appropriation by a vote of 144 to 55. The Senate, four weeks
later, by praotioal.ly unanimous vote, next to the last day of the ses¬
sion, restored the permanent appropriation feature, but refused to in¬
crease the salaries. The House, which would have to agree to the Senate
amendments, was ov er a hundred short of a quorum, and it . was in the
pov/er of any member to kill the Senate amendment by calling for a quorum.
So it was a choice of taking the Commission without a permanent appro¬
priation or getting nothing. The bill, aside from the points named,
is satisfactory, and in an interview, the President made the statement
that while he favored the larger salary, he felt sure he cou.l.d get the
men hs wanted on the basis fixed by the act. So the bill was passed.
This puts the question squarely up to us, whether we Bhall go back to
the people and to Congress for the purpose of having the salaries
raised, and make a further effort to get a permanent appropriation.

Upon this question we would like your judgment.

We attaoh hereto a memorandum giving some details, sidelights, and

interesting information in regard to the final three weeks of intensive
campaigning at Washington. The writer hopes you will read them.

When the bills are all paid, we shall have spent between $47,000
and $46,000, and will probably have on hand a balance of several hun¬
dred dollars. Financial statement and audit will be forwarded later.

ReBpeotfully submitted,

Oy-

Chicago, September 16, 1916.

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

It B M 0 B A H D U M
Incidents of the Campaign

v/e had a number of Bharp controversies with those representing
the administration over several features of the bill. Our contention
was for a Commission of six members, not more than three to be of the
same political party. The administration insisted on a Commission of
five, with a three and two division. We replied that our campaign
was predicated upon the basis of six members, and that we should oppose
any other plan. Our point raa conceded.

It took about a week of discussion and negotiation in order to
get the scope and duties of the Commission sufficiently broad to en¬
able it to get information upon the whole subject, including a protec¬
tive tariff. Its soope is now practically unlimited. V/e secured
wider discretion as to reports* We had included in the bill a pro¬
vision for protecting trade secrets.

We contended that agriculture and labor should be represented up¬
on the Commission, but we found little encouragement for this. The
committee declared that the President should be unhampered and that he
would deal fairly with all interests. It was urged that both labor
and aeri culture were so greatly diversified, that no man would fairly
repreeent eaoh entire field. So we dropped this-

Late in June when we were insisting that our measure be taken
out of the Revenue Bill and put to a vote, the membere.with whom I was
discussing the matter became angry and said if they were not handling
it satisfactorily, they would drop the Tariff Commission seotion en¬
tirely. I told them nothing that they could do would ao greatly
please the Republican National Committee.

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

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Near the c.ioBe of the session, when the total of the appropria¬
tions became known, the Democratic party was subjected to a terrific

scoring by the Republicans on the ground of extravagance;' so saving at
the spigot was immediately begun, hence the reduction nf salaries of
the Shipping Board from §10,000 to ft7,500, and the Tariff Commission to

the same figure. Prior to the da£ that the House passed the measure,

there was nothing to indicate any raid upon the salaries.

In support of our contention for the higher salary and the per¬
manent appropriation, the entire V/aBhinst.on press gave us daily support
through the news and editorial columns. Two of the leading papers
opened their columns to us and allowed us to write editorials. Two of
the great Democratic papers of New York, "The Times" and "The World",
gave us strong support. The Democratic National Committee tried to
stem the tide, but was unable to do so at that late hour. The fight
againBt the salaries in the Senate was made by Senator Hoke Smith,
Democrat, and Senator Lawrence Y. Sherman, Republican. Hr. Logan, of
our directorate, was able to bring strong pressure on both Republicans
and Democrats from political headquarters here* There is little
doubt that if there had been a quorum in the House and we could have
had ten days or two weeks more time, both the salaries and the Eer-
manent appropriation could have been saved. The drift was coming
strongly our way, but we were caught in the jam that we did everything
to avoid. Hr. Fitzgerald of Hew York, Chairman of the House Appropria¬
tions Committee, was so wliiiTtfie-Senate passea-fhe permanent'

appropriation measure by a practically unanimous vote, that he gave
formal notice that if the matter was brought to the House, he would
call for a quorum. He apparently was afraid that the amendment would
pass, coming with the prestige of the Senate action, and in view of
the fact that sentiment was ohanging rapidly.

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

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Ho Permanent Appropriations

A search was made, going hack to I860, and no precedent could he
found for a permanent appropriation for any board or commission. Con¬
gressman Mann and others who had long been members of the House, and
others in the Senate, said that Congress never had created a Commission
of any kind and refused to give it adequate funds to carry out its work.
Mr. Fitzgerald of the Appropriations Committee pledged his word that
the Tariff Commission should have its full appropriation without
question.

(NOTE; The Taft Tariff I3oard.J-w,aa~nbt.. created by Oontireas, but by
the President, and was responsive alone to him. It was created under
Section S of the Payne-Aldrich Apt that authorized the President to
employ men to assist him in administering the provisions of the act,
and a lump sum was appropriated for the purpose. The members of the
Board were paid $7,500 and worked until the appropriation was ex¬
hausted. The political complexion of the House of Representatives
having changed in the meantime, it declined to make another appropria¬
tion.)

One of the Senators from the Central V/est declared himself un¬
alterably opposed to a Tariff Commission on the ground that it spoiled
the tariff as a campaign issue, that it belonged in politics and ought
to be kept there; "dut," he remarked, "everybody in my 3tate seems to
want it, so I have run up the white flag and shall vote for the
measure." - - - - - - -

The foregoing is confidential .

Oh Chicago Ills Oct 12thlS

Thos A Edison,

Orange N.J.

At request of the directors of the Universal Military Training League
of which I am one I earnestly request that you will accept the
chairmanship of the advisory committee. We have an important meeting

in Chicago tomorrow r

would all esteem it a very great honor 4

■eable help if you would wire me

scepting this proposit-

i he read at. the meeting. We have as members of the

directorate substantially the same men as were on our tariff league
which accomplished such good work under the leadship ofnHr^aroijs.^

, \rtrfrt^e^^T2> vc*>-«a)

f Scrc^

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\<o7ie JOVIAN ORDERS

Saint Louis, October 27, 1916.

a Mr. Thomas A.
/ /. A Mrl Orange, N. J."

toiled D0!U’^ _

K> ' \7o need your good o Trices, extended in a

" manner, ■ which, while not calling Tor the expenditure of a
moment of your time, will bq of the greatest importance in
promoting. that organization which, with others stands for
fc constructive development and co-operation in tlic electrical

V ( industry, Tlic Jovian Order. - •

S \j\\ - i "thank you sincerely in advance Tor your '

N» \J ’serious consideration of the explanation of what we have

in mind, given below, necessarily in some detail.

ON

The Jovian Order faces next year a critical
V period in its existence, due to .two. important changes in its

0 • Constitution^ -which although essential to its success in the

’ 5 future, will require unusual effort to establish without loss

_ of membership and influence. 1 refer to increasing the annual
Cy \ dues and chartering local Leagues, for the purpose oT otabiliz-

: ing them, arid; standardizing their methods in the cause of

economy and efficiency,-

" ~Tl ■ ■ i The fact that a man of llonry L. Doherty's

r, " ltnmm ability and prestige is heading the Order this year

f is one groat help, hut we need active personal-oontact-

J • i promotion, and we intend to accomplish this with what is

c ■ tO** ft'0 to be Jen own as a "ONE HUNDRED POINT COMMITTEE” , which,
biW” ..iL -V V briefly, will be composed of tlic important,' live-wire
'•(/**> f ^ men of the industry in sufficient number to PERSONALLY -TALK
.1 3 *T!IE NEV,’ EPOCH IN. JOVIANISM TO ; EVERY MEMBER OV THE OH!) EH
vk^AiAitliiii n period of sixty days from, this time, and to re¬
’s/ . wA . soil. the Order, to., each- Jovian/ on a. basis that will make

jj'*'- him not only, a momher. hut a worker. ; ■ :

P.JIU'f . In. other words, it is to be a great, big,

intondiYe’.drive,.f at; a time that: is psychologically .correct,

II ' to. not, only 1 overcome the problems have mentioned but to

(ftpnanBw| ; create; an era of J’ovian entliusiasm; and activity that will
eclipse anytliirig tliat tne papt Jins delivered us.

“All Together,. AH the Time, for Everything Electrical”

.'Jovian Order

Martin J. Wolf , .of Saint Louis, wlioni you doubtless
know, ’.mo undertaken the Chairmanship of thin committee, and
will rive it almost his. undivided attention during the tine
it in active. To give added dignity., weight and prestige to
this commit too, we desire the names of a number of gentlemen
who are figures of national importance in the electrical in¬
dustry placed on the letter-head of the Committee as Vice-
Chairmen. Wo will riot aslc them; for one moment' n work. Wo ...
are frank to say that. wo. simply want the use of their names
as impressive evidence that they arc in sympathy with the
Jovian Order,- and will he pleased to nee it progress and
gain in .strength and usefulness.

. Your name is one of those we desire on that letter¬
head. May. we'.uso it?

. Yours very truly;

ecu/m

“All Together, All the Time, for Everything Electrical”

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

1916

54.^8

Brown & Siiarpe Meg. Co.

MACIIIN12UVAN1) TOOLS

Providence, R.I. u. s. a .

Deo. 8, 1916.

Mr. Thomas A. Edison, Pres.,

Edison Storage Battery Co.,
Orange, N.J.

Dear Sir:-

You can make a substantial contribution to the readjustment of
conditions to meet whatever shock may oome after the war if you will au¬
thorize us to enroll your company as a member of the Railway Business
Association. Your name on our roster, whether or not you prove to be so
situated that you oan actively cooperate, will strengthen our influence.

That influence we are devoting to the registration of business
opinion with Congress on the correction of defects in railway regulation.
See "Business Opinion and Railway legislation", enolosed -- a report of
progress in recording individuals and associations and an appeal for
more signatures and more resolutions.

Congress through a Joint Committee of the House and Senate has
begun hearings. We hope to obtain at least a part of our legislative
program this winter. Our recognition by Congressmen will be in propor¬
tion to the industrial strength whioh we can show. Your name will be
an important acquisition.

One of the railway executives most prominently identified with
the phases upon which we are now at work remarked a few weeks ago that
this Association was doing more in that field than all other agencies put
together. Whether this is true or not it is our j ob to make it true if we
can and we need your help. Evidenoe of the esteem in which our opportun¬
ity and fitness to embrace it are held is shown by the enrollment of 68
new concerns since Jan.l, the names of which appear on attached sheet.

The enclosed application blank calls for a check for $100 cov¬
ering dues for 12 months from date of application. There is no ini¬
tiation fee.

Yours very truly,

BROWN & SHARPE MEG. CO.,

di

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

To the Railway Business Association

No. 30 CHURCH STREET
NEW YORK CITY

Gentlemen

Tub undersigned iibhkuy makes application tor membership in the

Tub name op the person who mu. represent os. unless we desio-

NATE OTHERWISE, AT ANY MEETINGS OP THE ASSOCIATION AND TO WHOM ALL
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS OP THE ASSOOLVTION SHOULD BE ADDRESSED, IS!

Mr . .

Title . .

Address .

Inclosed herewith is a check for

iundred dollars

TO THE ORDER OP THE RAILWAY BUSINESS ASSOOLVTION, THE SAME BI

L 00.00) DRAWN

[US APPLICATION.

Name .

Address..

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[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

December 12,1916.

Ur. Vvm. A. Viall, Secretary,

Brown fc Sharpe UfB . Co . ,

Brovidone'o, R. I.

Dear Sir:- Yonr file S4598.

I have received your favor of the '
Oth instant, suGGesting our, enrollment as a
member of the Railway' Business Association.

I am the owner of the. corporations
• know as Shomas A. Edison, Inc . and Edison
Storage Battery Co . Would 'it be necessary , .
to subscribe for each, or would one subscrip¬
tion, answer for both?

Yours very truly.

A/1666.

EDWARD O. NELLIS, Sterile

The Chemical Catalog Company, Inc.

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING CATALOG

Committee of
The

AMERICAN INSTITUTE
•/

CHEMICAL ENGINEERS

AMERICAN CHEMICAL
SOCIETY

THE SOCIETY OF
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY

December 12, 1916.

4;0-

Dear Sir:- * ^alr * \ ,

i °U-'‘

We have recently had an opportunityof supplying *■, , r-.-

several copies of the CHEMICAL ENGINEERING CATALOG to your \

We understand that in connection with your various
operations a good many substances are produced, some of which J
are valuable to the industrial chemical public, and some of /
which cannot readily be obtained elsewhere at present. We -
are sure that you will understand how very useful it would be
to the chemical engineering profession and to the industrial
chemical public as a whole, if you would allow us to reserve
for you in the 1917 edition of the catalog which we are now
preparing, one or more pages of space in which your laboratory
oould describe what it is able to contribute in thiB direction.

We would draw your attention to the pages in the
present edition in which the General Electric Company describe
what they have to offer. You v/ill note that this company has
devoted its space to an exposition of the properties and uses
of a number of rare and peculiar products from its research
laboratories, rather than catalog matter regarding its standard
lines such as, generators, switch board equipment, eto. This
was done by the officers of the General Electric Company with
the idea not only of building up saleB for these products, and
thus help to make their researoh work self-supporting, but also
with the very broad minded purpose of giving other research
workers an opportunity to know about these comparatively obscure
products, and we have reason to believe that this information is
proving very useful.

We believe that in collecting together.in one volume
in a systematic manner, oondensed oatalogs of the chief concerns
having products of interest to the chemical industries and index¬
ing them in such a way that the source of any given product can
conveniently be. found we are making a really valuable contribution

to the progress of the Industry, and industrial research
in general in America, and we feel confident that when you.
see what we are trying to do you will want to co-operate
in our undertaking.

The 1916 edition of the Chemical Engineering Catalog
is far from complete, but it was necessary to make a beginning
somewhere and the welcome which has been accorded it is such
that we are able to state confidently that the 1917 edition
will be at least twice as large and much more efficient in every
way. We will not take up your time here by quoting from any of
the numerous letters we have received from prominent firms and
individuals all over the country,* we will merely state the gen-
eral concenous of opinion is that the catalog is filling a real
need and proving exceedingly valuable to those who require in¬
formation of this kind. At the same time we are receiving equally
satisfactory comments from those who have gone to the trouble and
expense of placing condensed catalogs of their products in the
volume, these firms stating without exception, that this action has
resulted in their receiving business which they would not other¬
wise have obtained.

We should like very muoh to have an opportunity of taking
up this proposition with whatever one of your assistants who lookB
after suoh matters, and hope that you will give us an opportunity
of doing so at an early date.

Tours very truly,

THE CHEMICAL CATALOG COMPACT, INC.

President.

F1VR:GF:T.

December £8,1910

' Ur. Chao. II. Yiurth,

177 Rich- Street,

, Orarige, li.J.

Dear L’x. l.urth : . . •

I enclose c communication from the
Sloktrotochniecher Voroin.' Probably tboro is no
nood of making a full translation. You might moko
a memorandum as to the cubstanco and then .Mr. 2d icon
can .decide whothor or not he- will want a full trans¬
lation.

Can you nako out tho address of tho gentle- -
man who coiit the enclosed envelope from Husain?

V.’ith boat wishes for a Happy liow year.

I remain.

Yours vory truly.

Assistant to Mr. Edison.'

A/l73£

I

Enclosures.'

Edison General File Series
1916. Condensite Company of America (E-16-20)

This folder contains correspondence and other documents concerning
the Condensite Co. of America, a producer of chemical products and synthetic
waxes, in which Edison held shares of common stock. Two documents have
been selected: an annual report to the stockholders by president Kirk Brown
and a comparative balance sheet for the period 1914-1915 by treasurer Frank
L. Dyer.

The unselected documents consist of duplicates, meeting
announcements, and unsolicited correspondence.

Condensite Company op America

Bl.oomfield,N.J.

January 17, 1916.

lo the Stockholders of

Condenslto Company of Amerioa.

The business of your Company for the year 1916 has
resulted in a profit of £41.734.13, from which after charging
for depreciation, the Directors at their laBt meeting set aside
a sufficient Bum for four quarterly dividends of each on
t^ the preferred stock. Those are to be paid on March 30th, June
29th, September 29th ana Decmber 30th to stockholders of record

y r>

as of the 20th day of the Bame months, ana for this purpose the
stookhb OOksuwill be closed at noon on the last named days and re¬
opened after the disbursement* of the following dividends.

notwithstanding She inorease in oapital requirements,
there has been no inorease in ouptial obligations or borrowings;
in fact there has been a slight reduction in the latter as
shown in thd' Dotes Payable item in the balance sheet.

In the showing made for the year the most satisfac¬
tory feature has been the large increase in the company's sales;
some of this no doubt is duo to "war btsiness", but for the most
part it is the result of a steady healthful growth that there is
every reason to expeot will oontinue during the present year.

Kesneotfully submitted,

XIBK BBO'iYD.

President,

CO'NDENSITE COMPANY OP AMERICA

Bloomfield,N.J.

January 17, 1916.

To* the Stockholders of

ConSenslte Company of America.

I submit report of the bookB of your Company for the ;
ending December 31st, 1916.

Comparative Balenoe Sheet

AssetB

1914

1915

Plant, Bloomfield, H. J.

Plant, Wyandotte, Mioh.

Real Estate & Bldgs.Bloomfield.H. J.
Patent Rights

Investments

Inventories

HoteB & accounts receivable

Cash

Unexplred Insurance

19,423.29

4,732.73

60,731.13

292,100.00

20,400.00

31,122.63

12,137.00

3,646.46

28,660.84

11,662.35

57,576.66

292,100.00

20,800.00

24,638.04

33,016.10

5,254.75

348.00

434,293.24

473,646.74 1

liabilities

Capital Stpok Preferred
n " Common

" In Treasury

AooountB Payable

Hotes Payable

Surplus

141,900.00

158,700.00

91,300.00

8,761.94

19,000.00

14.631.30

141,900.00

168,700.00

91,300.00

17,263.86

17,500.00

46.882.89

Comparative Profit & Loos Statement _

Profit for year

Charged off for depreciation

Reserved for Dividends
Surplus for year
Defioit 1918
Surplus 1914

Surplus January 1st, 1916.

1915

41,734.13
9,482.54
32.251.W
7.096.00 i
■ £5 1156.5-9- 1

Respectfully submitted ,

Prank i. ^5feasurer,

Edison General File Series
1916. Deafness (E-16-21)

This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to
Edison's deafness and to devices for the hearing impaired. Included are
requests for Edison's opinion of existing hearing aids, as well as inquiries
concerning his plans to invent such a device. One letter from a correspondent
offering Edison a remedy for his deafness contains a comment by the inventor
that "I am ready to try anything for deafness except taking medicine." The
correspondents for 1916 include attorney William J. Curtis of Sullivan &
Cromwell and Edison acquaintance Frederic A. Whiting of Framingham,
Massachusetts.

Approximately 1 percent of the documents, including all items receiving
a substantive response from Edison, have been selected. The unselected
letters received no answer or a standard reply stating that Edison had
discontinued his hearing aid experiments and that he expected to return to
them in the future.

Ur. Thos. A. Edison,

Orange , XT. J.

Dettr 3ir

While reading an article in the January number
of "POPULAR UECHA1IICS" , X noticed the statement that you
are deaf, or at least partially so. And in connection
with this statement I am writing you.

I have in my possession a remedy by which two
parties have absolutely cured themselves of deafness ..

This remedy is yours for the mere ashing.

Hoping that you will receive this in the spirit
in which it is written, I am,

<#£****? v

Yours very truly,

P*E0 Snever 'been aiok a day in my life, do not use tobaooo, nor in¬
toxicants, ray sight "is very keen, never used glasses, am now 50 yrs
old, sense of smell is very aoute, and as a printer-editor I work 9
hours a day all the time. I have tried the Aooustioon, the various
ear Phones, ear drums, etc, etc,, and while they did give Borne aid,
no natural improvement has resulted and now after several years fnkit
less efforts I am almost reconciled to the malady. Some specialists
tell me I have thickened ear drums, other say the Eustaohian passage
is stopped up. I oan readily hear a sharp and direct metallic sound,
that is I mean when metal or hard substance is given a quick blow, or
similar to the beating of a bass drum in a band.

Therefore, if you in the light of your wonderful sucoess with the
marvellous power of elftfcricity and its personal application to your
own case, can give me a suggestion of a means or method to employ so
that Imay derive a share of the great pleasure that is found in your

Diamond diso machine, I shall arise and call you blessed and sing
your praises from this day and thruout all eternity.

You will padron the liberty that I have taken to address you as
a stranger, and yet in the name of a fellow lover of the beautiful
and good in art, I am sure you will give me the benefit of your ex¬
perience and if possible throw out a suggestion that will do me the
very good that I so much crave.

Yours very truly.

475 Waverly

i, Brooklyn, N.Y.

1 May 9th , 1916.

Mrs. Thomas A. Edison,

West Orange, N.J.

Dear Madam: -

The writer

experimenting to find a small device like an eye-glass,

which would correct the deafness. Recent experiments have been

quite satisfactory.

There are two principles involved, well known to
Mr. Edison, viz.

(1) To stretch the diaphragm so that it will not
have any fundamental note. Hence it will transmit all sound
waves impartially, like the ear.

(2) To alter the character of sound to fit the person
who is hard of hearing, by altering the structure of the
diaphragm, by hand similar to the manner that it has been
altered by disease. Mr. Edison's carbon telephone was bassed

on this principle, that to alter the density or structure of
a vehicle transmitting a force, will alter the character of the
force .

I would like to show my models to Mr. Edison, as I am
poor and thought that he would he^p me. I know some people
in East Orange or Maplewood who will recomend me.

Yours very sincerely,

' J. .

hard of hearing, and hab been

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OAKVILLE, IOWA,.

July 26th. 1916.

Mr. Edward J. Wilson,

476 Waverly Avenue,

Brooklyn, H.Y.

Dear Sir:

Your favor of the ninth instant to
Mrs. Edison was handed by her to her husband.

Mr. Edison wishes me to say that if
you have an instrument that actually operates
he will try it.

Yours very truly,

(signed) Wm. H. Meadoworoft.

Assistant to Mr. EdiBon.

Belleville, N. J„

Sept 12th 1910

Mr Thomas A Edison

Orange N.J.

Dear Sir: —

An old timer telegraph operator wishes the benefit of
your experience and advice in a case of deafness caused by a
oatarrahal condition walls of inner ear affected both sides and
aggravated by extreme nervousness account inability to continue in
business Is there any.. remedy for cure or to prevent becoming
totally deaf or appi.j^noe which will assist in such cases

Doctors advise care and attention to general health avoid
the things which produce nervousness etc but do not give muoh
encouragement in overcoming or arresting progress of the trouble.

A letter from you will be greatly appreciated
Very respectfully

C. C. Coomer

448 Washington Ave

Belleville

475 Y/averly Ave . ,

Brooklyn, M.Y.,

Sept. 23rd, 1916.

Mr. Wm. H. Meadcwcroft,

Edison laboratory.

Orange , M. J.

Dear Sir:

Replying to your favor of July 26th,
about the device and method to correct a defective
hearing, will state:

(1) The device is the mechanical
equivalent of the "ear-drum" and ear-boneB.

(2) The model is very oi-ude.

(3) It actually operates.

(4) The chief remaining difficulty
' is to make a substance for diaphragms.

(5) The invention's immediate use
'^O****' l ia t0 save our hearing but it improves the

phonograph and telephone, and makes praotioal
wireless telephones and "talking" moving pictures.

Kindly make an appointment for Mr. Edison
to try model.

11 .
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Youtb truly,

September 30th. 1916

Mr. Edward J. Wilson,

&75 Waverly Avenue,

Brooklyn, II, Y.

Dear Sir:

Your- favor of the 23rd instant has boon received,
and i have shown it to Mr. Edison. He says that he will try
your device.

He is usually here every day end all day long, but
just now there is a little bit of uncertainty, as he iB tend¬
ing to some matters in connection- with the Haval Consulting
Board. She probability is that he will be in at any time you
are able to - come over, but X suggest that you first call me
on the telephone ' and sake sure that, he is in.

Yours very truly.

Assistant to Mr. Edison,

October 12, 1916

Mr. Edward J. Wilson, '

475 Yi'averly. Ave.,

Brooklyn, II ew York.

Dear Sir:-’ .

In accordance with ray promise, I havo asked
Mr. Edison if ho knows of any such subotsneo as you
mention for use in making diaphragms . He says that he
regrets that ho does not know of any, and therefor is
unable to holpryou out in that respect.

Yours truly.

Assistant to Mr. Edison.

r doar Mr. Edison: . ... ,

The compilers of this pamphlet are dear friends of
r family. Dr. Wiliam Terry was Harold Clark's grandfather.so that he
lows well of the vast service the Touch Alphabet idea, originated by
Lm was during his deafnoss,— and the more so after he was also blind.

Knowing of course— all the world knows of whatever affects your
lie— about your lack of perfect heaping, I thought thiB pamphlet might
a of service to you, as I am quite sure it will interest you.

I shall be vory,very glad if it suggests anything of practical
iluo to you. Faithfully yours,

Mr.Thos A. Edison, = - /

Orange, N.J. I

y: UfcJt ^ Zr3S tfWI, ten. ,

THE WILLIAM TERRY
TOUCH ALPHABET

. FOR USE BY THE DEAF AND BY
THE. DEAF-AND-BLIND

With a Brief Sketch of the Achievements
-of Dr. Wiliiam Terry During
Fifteen Years of Total
Blindness - and
Deafness.

October 24, 1916 ;

Bfc> Eredorio A.' Whiting •

Eleven State Street* V- <

■ Eraminghein. Center., •

. Massachusetts.

UearlSr.BMtinE* . ^

: . ' . Xonr esteemed ’Savor of the 16tli

instant and enclosed pamphlet ’"Bio V/iilioia Terry
•Touch Alphabet" was received and fouhd. very. inter- :
estftngV

' it is quite an ingenious syctom,- but 1
find the Morse Alphabet would be practical v also.

I can reed Uoreo at the rate of 36 words per minute, .
by touch only,, and if -the Associated rroes abbre¬
viations ere ueed 1 caii road 100 words per minute.

SULLIVAN & CROMWELL

HQl. %W/.

Mr. ¥/. H. Meadoworoft,

Thomas A. Edison Laboratory,

Orange, N. J.

Hy dear Mr. j'eadowcroft :

I thank you very sincerely for your kind
letter of the 16th and for Mr. Edison's contribution
to the New York League for the Hard of Hearing. His
gift will be deeply appreciated.

The League is one of the youngest of philan¬
thropic activities in New York and, so far as I can
observe, one of the most needed in view of the diffi¬
culty that the unfortunate deaf and hard of hearing
find in obtaining employment. It also assists them to
learn lip-reading v/hich in many cases changes the whole
aspect of life.

Please thank Mr. Edison personally for me.

Very sincerely yours.

k/

Edison General File Series
1916. E-2 Explosion (E-16-22)

This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to an
explosion in January 1916 aboard the Navy's E-2 submarine in the Brooklyn
Navy Yard that resulted in the death of five men. Included is a draft letter in
Edison's hand to the Brooklyn Eagle, along with clippings from the New York
Times, New York Herald, and other newspapers. Among the newspaper
accounts is the testimony before a Naval Court of Inquiry of Lt. (later Vice
Adm.) Charles M. Cooke, Jr., commander of the E-2; Lt. (later Adm.) Chester
W. Nimitz, an expert witness on Cooke's behalf; and Capt. (later Adm.) George
E Burd industrial manager of the Brooklyn Navy Yard. There is also a satirical
poem from the Eagle critical of the Edison battery and the Navy's handling of
the case. Related documents, including numerous letters attesting to the safely
of Edison's batteries solicited from customers after the accident, can be found
in E-16-08 (Battery, Storage - General).

This folder also contains some items not directly related to the explosion,
similar to the material in the "Battery, Storage -- Submarines" folders in
previous years of the Edison General File. These include a letter written by
Edison's chief engineer, Miller Reese Hutchison, one day before the accident
regarding analyses of the gases in the E-2 conducted by the Bureau of
Construction and Repair of the U.S. Navy Dept. Also included are instructions
for the care and operation of the S-16 ("Navy Special") Heavy Duty Cells
manufactured by the Edison Storage Battery Co. and a communication from
Hutchison concerning competition from the Electric Storage Battery Co.

Approximately 90 percent of the documents have been selected. The
unselected material consists of unsolicited correspondence that received no
reply from Edison.

January 14, 1916.

Mr. Edison:

In the analyses made of the (rases in the E-2,
said analyses being conducted b experts of the Bureau of
Construction and ilepair, both the Herapel apparatus with the
palladium U tube for the absorption, and the Haldane apparatus,
with the combustion tube for the determination, were used.
Several analyses of the same samples with both apparatus
shoe the same results identically, to the ^Hempol was not
used to any oxtent. The reason for this was chiefly owing to
the fact that the Huldane apparatus was more rapid and there¬
fore more frequent determinations could be made.

One of the teats was of exceedingly great
interest. The battery, hawing received a full charge starting
at 1.00 A. M. , and concluding at 9.A. M. , tho boat was sealed
at . 9.12 A. M. , fifteen men being aboard. Samples of this
ruri wero all collected from the inlet to the battory talk,
as itwas bolieved that this would give us a fair average
sample for hydrogon. (Several samples collected at random
throughout the boat checked perfectly).

Results of these anljryyes are as follows
TIKE 002 %

9.12 A. M.
9.45
9.55

10.12

11.12

12.12 P. ii.

1.12 P. la.

m m

3.12

5.12

6.12

. 20/j
.22
.32

1.08

1.19

1.20

1.44

21.36'/i' .07;,

.35
.39
.46

21.49 .63

: 1.19 .02

80.95 .89

20.9b .98

20.75 . 1.09

20.64 1.20

20.40 1.45

20.24 1.56

It will be noted that tho rise of hydrogen was
considerable for the first half hour, and after that it was
slow and steady till at the end of nine hours it reached
1,56. Tike run was concluded at the ninth hour, as it was
felt thlft sufficient data had been obtainod regarding hydrogen,
and some of the crew were oxperiodcing the doprossing effect
of carbon dioxide.

SHE OXYGEN FIGURES A?.E OP PARTICULAR INTEREST IN THIS
SERIES, AS THEY INDICATE THAT OXYGEN IS PRODUCED BY THE BATTERIES
IN GREATER QUANTITY THAI THE HYDROGEN. THIS PRODUCTION OP
OXYGEN WAS SUPFICIENT TO KEEP THE PERCENTAGE OP SHIS GAS ABOVE
THE ATMOSPHERIC (20.90fb) POR POUR HOURS AFTER SEALING AND STILL
COMPENSATE POR THAT WHICH THE CREW REQUIRED POR RESPIRATION.

M. R. HUTCHISON

January 181h , 1916.
HGT-2-2B4

TO All SALESMEN

You of course are familiar with the explosion on hoard
the E-2 on' Saturday last and perhaps hy this time have been aBked
repeatedly as to what was the cause.

I am attaching hereto a statement whioh Ur. Hutchison
is issuing to the newspaper men and would request that you watch
the papers daily for any information regarding this situation that
is published. I might say for your information that the Board
of Inauiry appointed by the Secretary of the Navy meets today at
lOsOO o'olook and the results of this Board will be made public
I hope at an early date.

The writer spent most of Sunday in the Navy Yard with Dr.
Hutohison, Ur. Bachjnan, and our Eleotrioal Engineer, Ur. Harold Smith,
interviewing the various navy officers: and about Half-past Eleven
we descended into the hull of the E-2 to make a superficial examina¬
tion. The battery looks to be intact and as far as can be learned
at this time the battery is uninjured, although of course this will
not be fully developed or ascertained until such time as the debris is
cleared out and the oells removed.

Ho one attthis time oan definitely state what caused the
explosion and of course it is most unfortunate for us coming at this
time, as it does, with the first installation of a submarine battery
to have this frightful catastrophe but you may re Bt assured that
when the final analysis of the situation 1b made public you will find
that thev Edison Battery, while it may have been a contributory cause
to the explosion, was not the main oause; and that this same thing
oould ooour in any submarine under like conditions. I am not at
liberty at this time to give you all the particulars in the matter
as I do not deem it advisable to discuss this matter to any great
extent until after the Navy Department, through the Secretary, has made
public the Board of Inquiry findings.

I appreciate fulwell that without sufficient authentic
data and information it will be hard for you ^satisfy public clamor
for information and that possibly your lack of this information and_
explanation as to the cauBe of the disaster may embarrass you somewhat
in the sale of batteries to prospective customers. However I shall
expect you to use diplomacy in thlB matter and do your best to explain
a^y the conditions to the best of your ability, using your common
sense as to Just what explanation you shall make. You of oourse _
know that Hydrogen combined wit ht the right proportion of Oxygen makes
an explosive mixture when ignited, but our commercial aPPli°a^°n
of batteries would obviate this oonfining of the gases given off while
oharging due to the ventilation of battery compartments, andonall
moving vehioles there is no possibility with any kind of ventilation
of any serious consequences whatsoever.

I am reliably informed that the Y-4, Priortohersinking
Honolulu Harbor some time ago, had an explosion within the battery

ansa istn. _

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Mr. Edison:

When X used to box, I would let/thf\ Vther fellow get in £
few light taps on me, to encouragelhiW
/ Then I would watch my opportunity and soak him a little
jolt to make him mad, and cause him to lose discretion.

After letting him wind himself in chasing me around the
ring, I would jump in and land just one good solar plexus

an uppercut on the- jaw, and my joh was done.

I learned the lesson hy having a fellow work it on me
once or twice.

The Sxide hunch have shown, hy their tactics, that they
dont know anything about our Submarine Cell. They are judg¬
ing it in terms of the ■£" tube cells. Dont even seem to know
we have. the water trap to stop the alkaline spray. It does
it, because the cells at the Brooklyn Yard are as clean as
your desk.

So before Congressmen, and especially Eoreigners get to
placing too much credence in their ravings, I want to hand
them the attached jolt to 'make them mad and lose their
discretion. Then they will run wild, and I can step in
later and land the solar plexus, I hope.

Dont forget. They are supplying NO BOAT BUILDERS in this
Country with their submarine batteries. They used to have ALL
the business, but they overcharged builders and Government
so much they are in wrong all around. Gould beat them out
absolutely through the superiority of the Gould cell, which
is the best cell that has ever gone into a' submarine. Some of
them are still in service after 5 years, in one of the E boats
Gould makes the same sort of cell, as faraas the sealing etc.
goes as the Ekide are now preaching.

The Exide Co. are putting these ads in all the Service
papers. X want to put this ad. in the Array Sc Navy Journal

a.nd the Army and Navy Register. The two papers cover the

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entire Service, and are on the tables of all the^cluhs
throughout the Country and in Europe. $200.00 will more
than cover the expense. It is very important to us.

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the Eagle a statement in defense.

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To facilitate oomprehenaion of the Instructions for the Care
and Operation of the Navy Special Heavy Duty Type S-16 (5X3) Cell,
it is deemed expedient to preface same hy a Brief description of the
internal construction, because it differs from the types of Edison
Cells heretofore described.

POSITIVE PLATES

( Figure 1.) There are sixteen positive plates each oonsisting

of a large grid to which the fifteen sub-grids, supporting the
tubes of active material, are electrically welded. A projection
on eaoh plate protrudes through the stuffing box in the cover by
which connections are made to the other positive plates in the cell
and between adjaoent cells.

NEGATIVE PLATES

(Figure 2.) There are seventeen negative plates eaoh
similarly consisting of a large grid to which fifteen sub-grids,
supporting the negative pookets, are electrically welded.

GROUPING AND INSULATION OF PLATES

(Figures 3 and 6. ) The positive and negative plates are
intermeshed as shown, forming a compact group. The edges are
separated by means of small hard rubber insulators, through which
and through the plates are passed bolts which hold the plates firmly
together, while at the same time keeping them electrically distinct.
Hard rubber strips, in hair-pin form, (see Figure 1) are suspended
fromh,oles near the top of each positive plate and serve to keq> it
separated from the adjaoent negative plates.

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The plates thus assembled are supported from steel keys
passing through the upper projections of the plates and resting on
the stuffing boxes in the oover.

THE CONTAINERS

(Figure 5.) The container is of sheet steel autogenously
welded at side and bottom, and covered externally by a semi-hard
rubber sheet firmly vulcanized to the steel.

On the bottom of each cell there are welded two steel bosses,
likewise rubber ouvered, which set in the poroelain insulators
by which the oell is s upported.

THE OEUi TOE

(Figure 5.) The oell top is drawn up from similar sheet
steel, and is welded to the body of the container by the autogenous
method.

Attached thereto will be found -
a - The positive and negative pole stuffing boxes
b- The filling aperture
o: - The gas trep*
d - The drain tube
THE STUFF MG BOXES

(Figure 5.) The positive and negative plates extend through
hard rubber bushings, between the corrugated surfaces of whioh is
clamped and expanded, a soft rubber gasket, serving to seal these
openings .

THE FELTING APERTURE

The filling aperture is provided with a rubber covered screw
cap, whioh must be kept closed, except when replenishing solution.

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THE GAS TRAP

(Figures 4 and 5.) The gas trap consists of metal container
and two baffle plates. Gas evolved within the cell must pass
through the water seal in the trap before leaving the cell.

The minute gas bubbles evolved from the electrolyte on
charge, oarry small amounts of potash with them. These bubbles
being forced to pass through the water seal, leave the potash therein.
Therefore, when the cell is replenished with distilled water,
part of said water passes through the trap, thereby returning tie
potash to the electrolyte.

If the level of the electrolyte is allowed to fall considerably
below the tops of the plates of any make of storage battery, an
internal explosion of the gases is apt to occur.

Also if, by chance, the ventilation of the battery tank,
within which the cells are ins-tailed, should become interrupted,
and the gases in the tank ignited by any means, considerable damage
is apt to be done.

This trap serves to prevent any explosion within an Edison
Cell from reaching the gases in the tank, and vice versa, because
of the water seal.

For the purpose of oleaningthe gas trap, it may be removed
by unscrewing the gas trap nut shown in Figure 4.

THE DRAM TUBE

To enable the cells to be drained without removal from the
battery, each is provided with a one-inch tube, flattened below
the cell cover, and extending downward to within l/4" from the
bottom of the oell. A hard rubber cap on the top seals this tube.

CAPACITY OP THE TYPE S-16 (5x3) CELL

The rated capacity at the 3-hour rate of 1065 amperes is 3200
ampere hours to one volt per cell, and the average voltage during
such d is charge is 1.17 volts per oell. The one-hour discharge rate
is 2135 amperes. The energy rating of the cell is 3744 watt hours,
and is based on the three-hour disoharge rating.

LIFTING AND HANDLING THE CELLS

(Figure 3.) All Type "S" Edison Storage Cells have an
insulating covering of semi-hard rubber firmly vuloanized to the steel
container. Care should be taken that this covering is not injured in
handling the oells.

A combined gas trap wrench and lifting plug is provided with
eaoh battery of oells.

The oells can be easily handled by a chain hoist, usid in
connection with the lifting plug. Unscrew the gas trap nut (Figure 6)
and remove the gas trap. Screw the threaded end of the lifting plug
into the gas trap opening and do all lifting of cells by the plug.

When cells have been placed, remove lifting plug and replace
gas trap.

CONNECTIONS

Eaoh oell has two poles or terminals; one of eaoh polarity.

The positive pole is designated by a plus ( ) mark stamped on the
metal top alongside the pole.

Eaoh positive pole must be connected to the negative pole of
the next oell in the series.

Each pole oonsists of the projections rising from all the plates
of the same polarity in the cell. Connections are made by

FIGURE 1.

Positive Plate with hard rubber insulating strips in place.

FIGURE 2.
negative Slate
FIGURE 3.

Plates partly withdrawn from oontainer.

FIGURE 4.

Sectional View through Trap.

FIGURE 5.

Sectional View of Cell.

FIGURE 6.

Eleetrio Filling Outfit in Operation.

FIGURE 7.

Method of determining height of solution. A glass tube in inserted
in the small opening until it rests on tops of the plates within.
Then the top end is closed by the finger of the hand and the tube
withdrawn. The height of the column of water in the tube should be
three-quarter inch (3/4").

msana of flat nlokel -plated copper strips which fit between the
plate projections and are held firmly in plaoe by means of bolts
passing through the poles and connectors*

All eleotrioal connections must be tight and the contacting
metal surfaoe olean. A loose or dirty contact at the cell pole will
cause excessive heating and may be detected by feeling the connection
after current has been passing for some time.

HEIGHT OF SOLUTION

During oharge, water of the solution is decomposed and driven
off as gas. This water must be replaced. Do not allow the level
of the solution to drop so low that the positive tubes (see Figure
5) are visible above the surface, and do not fill higher than 3/4"
above the tops of plates.

To test height of solution, a glass tube may be used, as in
Figure 7, Insert tube in filler opening in top of cell until
tops of plates are touched; close upper end of tube with forefirger
and withdraw the tube. Height of liquid in tube will indicate
height of solution above plates in cell. Glass tube must be not
less than 3/16" inside diameter, and ends must be straight out.
WATERING

Before starting a charge, always test height of solution in
pilot cells.

Wften solution becomes low, fill to 3/4" above plate tops,
using for the purpose only -pure distilled water whioh has been
kept in a olose^- vessel* This must be done with the ELECTRIC FILLING
OUTFIT described herein. Never use anything but -pure distilled water,
whioh has been kept in a closed vessel, for replenishing. If the
distilled water is kept in an open vessel, it will absorb oarbonio

aoid from the atmosphere.

feat filler before using, hy making connection with knife,
key, or other piece of metal, between meta^ tip and body of filler.

If the bell will not ring, either the electrical connections of the
filler are broken, the bell needs adjusting, or the dry cells are
worn out and should be renewed.

So operate, first allow a small quantity of water to flow into
the trap to displace the potash-laden water in the water seal.

Then insert the filler into the filling aperture in the top of
cell ( Figure 6.) If the bell rings, the solution is at the proper
height. If it does not, allow the water to flow until the bell
rings, after which turn off water and remove filler from cell.

Use only distilled water with the outfit. Do not attempt to
use it for re-filling batteiy with solution.

Take care, when filling, not to slop water over and around cells,
or to exceed specified height above plateB. If filled too high,
solution will be forced out of cells during charge.

CHARGING

The battery tanks of submarines are equipped with ventilation
system. See that the ventilation system is in operation to full
oapaoity, when the battery is being charged, so that all gases
(hydrogen and oxygen) may be expelled from the battery compartment.
REGULAR CHARGE

The normal charge is 960 amperes for five hours. The lew est
rate that should be employed for charging is 700 amperes for seven
hours. If the battery is not completely discharged, the charge may

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l)e of shorter duration in proportion to the extent of previous
discharge, i. e. the cells can be recharged at any point of discharge.
IRREGULAR CHARGING

When recharging battery, do not charge at less than 700 amperes.
Low rate charging does no permanent injury, but it reduces the voltage
of the battery on the discharge immediately following.

No injury will be done by charging these cells at higher rates
or by prolonged overcharging, provided the plates are kept covered
with solution and the temperature of any cell does not exceed
115 degrees Fahrenheit.
temperature

The temperature of the electrolyte in cells should not be
allowed to exoeed 116 degrees Fahr. , especially during charge. If
during a high rate discharge the temperature rises above this
value, the cells should be allowed to cool to about 100 degrees
before commencing the subsequent charge, unless, in war time, it
is necessary to charge immediately, regardless of battery temperature.
Habitual overheating will considerably shorten the frfcfwx useful life
of the battery even though no immediate effect is discernible.

CAUTION - To insure sealed condition of cells at all times, fit
thermometer with soft rubber plug and insert same snugly into orifice.
Vent of cell should be kept closed at all times to prevent
carbonization of electrolyte.

BATTERY GASES AND VENTILATION.

The gases evolved by a storage battery are oxygen and hydrogen,
which are violently eaplosive when mixed in certain proportions,
but are rendered inert by mixture with air in sufficient quantity.

The ventilation system of a subna rine supplies the necessary
air and drives the battery gases overboard.

While charging the battery, it is essential to run the blowers
at full speed and to arrange the valves to exhaust outboard.

A cell whioh has been completely discharged and is reversed in
polarity, gases at the same rate (for a given current value) as a
fully charged cell, as long as current is being passed through it.
Reversed cells should be treated as charging cells with respect
to ventilation.

When, for test purposes or otherwise, the battery is being
discharged to complete exhaustion, some cells may reverse before the
others are exhausted, and full outboard ventilation should be pro¬
vided during the latter part of the discharge beginning at the time
the voltage reaches a low value as follows:

gtooharge Rate Average voltage per cell

1-hour
3-hour
8-hour or less

0.9

1.0

1.1

While ventilating, never remove the battery deck hatches.

If this is done the effectiveness of the ventilating system will
be destroyed.

Always ventilate outboard except when submerged.

Sparks and open flames should not be permitted within a
submarine boat.
flTYRAUIH(r

The cells and battery compartment must be kept clean and dry.

Cleaning should he done at least once a month by means of a
steam blast blown down between the cells, thoroughly removing all
potash and dirt. The steam should be followed by a blast of air, pre¬
ferably heated, which will insure the removal of all moisture.

Dirt and dampness are likely to cause current leakage.

PROTECTIVE COAT MS

The cells are covered with rubber to within a short distance
of the top. Above the rubber covering the sides are coated with
"P. and B", an alkali-proof insulating paint. Cells showing bare
spots should be re-coated *±th this paint. To make it adhere
properly, 611 surfaces to be coated must be oleaned perfectly free
of moisture, grease and dirt, after which the paint may be applied
with a brush.

SOLUTION REMAP

The normal, strength of solution is about 1.200, as measured by
hydrometer, but may air, times be as high as 1.230.

In time, the solution becomes weak, and if, when tested after
a full charge, the hydrometer gives a reading of 1.160 or less,
cells should be entirely emptied and refilled with fresh solution,
filling to 3/4" above plates tops.

The cells should be emptied through the drain tube (Figure 6)
syphoning out the solution through the hose supplied for the purpose,
or the solution oan be forced out by air pressure applied through
the gas trap.

Standard Renewal Solution must be obtained from the Edison
Storage Battery Company. The amount required for filling is
liters per cell.

The specific gravity of the Standard Renewal Solution is
1.250, hut when put into the hattefcy it will fall quickly, due to
mixture with the old, weaker solution remaining in the plates.

MO SOLUTION. OTHER THAW THAT PPT OUT BY THE EDISON STORAGE
BATTERY COMPANY. SHOULD BE USED. DO NOT REMOVE THE OLD SOLUTION
FROM THE CELLS PHT11 YOU HAVE RECEIVED THE MEN SOLUTION.

When ready to re- fill, first discharge the battery completely,
then remove the solution. Immediately re-fill with new solution
through the filler opening (provided with screw cap) using a glass
funnel or enamelled ware funnel, or syphon directly from the drum,
by means of a clean rubber hose.

DO HOT ATTEMPT TO USE THE ELECTRIC . FILLER FOR REFILLING
PELLS WITH SOLUTION.

The use of the Electric Milling Outfit (Figure 6) insures
proper replenishing of water, and saves labor, time and trouble.
CAPTION

1 - Read paragraph on "Battery Gases and Ventilation" pages
7 and 8, and be governed accordingly.

2 - Never put aoid or any material not specified into the
Edison Cell, or use utensils that have been used with acid, you
may ruin the oell.

3 - Never bring a lighted match or other open flame near the
battery.

4 - Never lay a tooi or other piece of metal on the battery.

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B - Always keep filler oaps closed, except when necessary
to have them open for filling, etc., as provided in these
specifioations.

6 - Do not remove the steel keys from the poles (Figure 5)
as this will allow the plates to drop down in the oell.

EDISON STORAGE BATTERY COMPANY,

ORANGE, NEW JERSEY,

U. S. A.

August, 1916.

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Edison General File Series
1916. Ediphone (E-16-23)

This folder contains correspondence, interoffice communications, and
other items relating to the Dictating Machine Division of Thomas A. Edison, Inc.
The documents pertain to the commercial development of the Edison Dictating
Machine (renamed the Ediphone in 1918) and related products such as the
Telescribe (a device for recording telephone conversations) and the
Transophone (a correction/repeat attachment to the dictating machine).
Related material can be found in E-16-75 (Telescribe) [not selected]. Among
the documents for 1916 are items pertaining to fire prevention in Building 20
of Edison's West Orange laboratory complex. The correspondents include
division manager Nelson C. Durand and employees C.E. Fairbanks and S. G.
Langley.

Less than 5 percent of the documents have been selected. The
unselected material relates primarily to weekly sales and to promotional
concerns.

March 21st. 1916.

Mr. Langley:

Hote carbon that I have addressed to M r. Edison
this morning regarding duplicate winding machinery and
stock parts so that we can commence making motors in case
of a fire in your department.

At your earliest convenience please give this
your best consideration and Mr. Constable who is here with
me says he will be glad to have the details of your advice.

H. C. DUBAUD.

\ ■ copy.

■ March 21st. 1916. .

Hr. Edison: ftAC. PKEM£tJr,a*i

Ehe fire last night has suggested to me 'that
it would not be expensive or difficult to provide winding
machinery and duplicate stock room of small motor parts
so that we could in case of fire commence to manufacture
motors for our dictating machines in the storage battery
or some other part of the plant.-

Yhe electrical building just now will be badly
crowded and will contain more inflammable material than
before.

DURA.HD .

March 28th, 19X6

Mr. J.P. Constable; copy to Mr.H.C. Durand:

Replying to Mr. Durand's memo of the 21st,
with respect to preparedness in case of fire in. building
#20, please note there are several important materials
which are purchased only for Electrical Stock and which
if a small quantity could be kept in another building
would aid us to start work again at once in the event of
fire in the department.

This stock would comprise commercial material;
fine wire, leads and cords etc., which are coming in today on
a 60 day or longer delivery basis .with no better promises in
sight.

To have this" stand by" stock effective it
should include a small quantity of other parts necessary for
winding arid assembling and for maintaining our service on
Dictating Machine repairs.

We should also have two winding machines, with
such forms and attachments as are necessary for winding arma¬
tures and field coils, ready for use.

For 5600.0.0 we could provide materials and
equipment sufficient to immediately continue our work in
another place, which would keep the business going until
it could be brought up to full equipment.

The above is based on the fact that nearly

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all other motor parts that are manufactured in the
Storage Battery are being delivered to us in quan¬
tities sufficient for one or two weeks 'production,
so tfcat it would be an easy matter to obtain these
parts from, that source,1 in case our stook was de¬
stroyed.

Should the above suggestion meet with
your approval, 1 will get out detail list of the mater-
ial and equipment necessary*

s.g.lWgley

ELEC TRIEAI; DEPARTMENT.

L:lo

'Copy -bo Mr. Edison

AV

/June 27, 1916

I have the copy of your report for the week ending June 17,
-'giving a statement of unfilled Orders, etc. of Dictating Machines.

X note the red ciroling of thy total amount of 72 shipped and
your notation at the bottom "Help". I also have the oopy you
sent to Mr. Edison, with the aferae notation "Help" on it, whioh he
forwarded to me. Apparently yon. are calling attnntion to the
faot that you reoeived antotll of 172 orders and that only 72 were
shipped, leaving a balance or unfilled orders of 380.

If an analysis had beenNaade of these 380 unfilled shipping
orders, it would have been found that of the 303 Dictating Machine
unfilled orders, 77 Iransophone unfilled orders and 46 Shavers, only
110 Dictating Machines, 27 Transophones and 13 Shavers are for
June shipment. She balance, namely: 193, 50 and 33, are orders
calling for shipment in July, and should therefore be either eliminated
or set in a special column in your report.

i - ^,.Th9^9aJaon for the rather small shipments to date has been that
p-on the 20th there were actually in stock 90 machines waiting for ship-
A^nV?ue,t0 £h® s hortage of celluloid slips and I have instructed
^he Shipping Dept, to find outi.from you if shipments oan be made with¬
out these celluloid slips, pending their arrival. The Purchasing
Agent has promised to give this his immediate attention and I think
by the end of the month, the shipments will be very favorable, com¬
pared with those which can be made in June. Incidentally, we were
also held up waiting for pulley cover castings. 158 setshofothese,
however, have been reoeived and are at present in prooess.

t ... P1?,id?ntaliy, 1 miSht add ^at after looking into this matter,

I find that of the 44 orders to be filled this month for the Universal
Ekonowatt , 38 were being held up by the Credit Dept, for investigation
as to the customers' standing, apparently.

All of this information,
into these reports which in my
into consideration.

I believe, is available and should enter
opinion should take all of these factors

C. E. Fairbanks

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Yve hayf develop.^ a new cylinder in addition to the regular product
to be used for mailing purposes etc., which will be labeled on the carton as

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The li3t price to customers 35/ net v/hen sol'd in lots of

less than one hundred, and 30p in lots of one hundred. It^*is assumed tnat
these cylinders will not be sold in greater quantities^Mkn one hundred for
the purpose for which they are intended, butifrrga-’Spe'cial prices will be
made upon request.

/safltjhsylinders will be supplied with machine outfits at an extra
net cost Se-ih&Jwstributor of 24/ (2/ extra on 12 cylinders). There is no
objection to their re-sale with outfits without expense to the customer,
provided the price of re-ordering cylinders only is understood in each casei

THOMAS A. EDISON, INCORPORATED,
Dictating Machine Division.

November 27,1916

llr. Bdwin C. 3arnec,

72 V.ost Adams Street,

Chicago, Ill,

Door l£r. Barnea :

Durand has a on v mo a copy of your
little publication "Barnes Salic lag" . 'You are doing
well, and I want to extend ray congratulations to
you on the first birthday of your little journal .

Yours, very truly.

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

, DEPARTMENTAL MEMORANDA.

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Edison General File Series
1916. Edison, T.A. (E-16-24)

This folder contains correspondence and other documents concerning
Edison's life story, his response to erroneous newspaper reports about him, his
opinions regarding a variety of subjects, and numerous other matters. The
letters consist primarily of unsolicited inquiries, but there are also exchanges
with friends and business associates. Among the documents for 1916 are
reminiscences concerning Edison’s reading of The Penny Encyclopedia during
boyhood, his early career as a telegrapher in Boston and New York, and his
relationship with Joseph T. Murray, his electrical manufacturing partner in
Newark. Also included is a series of letters to and from Paul J. Kruesi, son of
machinist and longtime Edison associate John Kruesi, pertaining to a
newspaper account that Edison had once worked as a telegrapher in
Chattanooga.

In addition, there are comments by Edison in regard to prohibition and the
consumption of alcohol, along with a letter denying that he was originator of the
phrase "everything comes to him who hustles while he waits." The
correspondents include student and future diplomat Gerhard Gade; Elbert
Hubbard, II, son of author and Edison acquaintance Elbert Hubbard who went
down with the Lusitania in May 1915; Edward L. Morse, youngest son of
inventor Samuel F. B. Morse; and former President Theodore Roosevelt.

Less than 1 0 percent of the documents have been selected, including all
items bearing substantive marginalia by Edison. The following categories of
documents have not been selected: unsolicited requests for donations,
employment opportunities, and interviews; routine requests for biographical
and other information, including Edison's advice and opinion.

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29 January 1916

Thomas A. fSdison, Toq.

Ijlowollyr. park

Orange, M. jorsey

Dear Sir:

0v7ing to presB of work the memorial to
Hr. James Steele MacKaye, which was to bo hold in
February, at the pud a on Theatre, has been temporarily
postponed. Notice will bo sent later when a definite
date has been decided upon.

Very truly yourB

retary to Percy MacKaye

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February 1, 1916

Edison Storage Battery Company,

Mr. B. P. Millet, Treasurer, ^

My dear Mr. Miller :

Sill you be kind enough to advise me
„hen Mr. Edison expects to leave for his annual southern vacation
and about how long it is probable he will be absent ?

I wish to write him personally.

Rom Elterf fUW

EoJt Aurora, wkick bin
Erie County, New Yorlt

February XI, 1916

My d

r Mr. Edison;

w my father more or less
intimately. Xou know of his'- "Little Journeys"
to the homes of groat people, about one hundred
and eighty in all. 1 think Elbert Hubbard will
bo known in literature for his Little Journeys.

It seems to mo one of my biggest
jobs now is to put his Little Journeys out more
widely for the genuine benefit of humanity.

I am planning a new edition.

It would help me in my selling
scheme if I could have a word of commendation
or an expression of your opinion of Elbert Hubbard
Little Journeys. Would you mind writing me a
little letter, simply stating what you think of
them and their value as biographical sketches
of the lives of great people?

I can assure you that a letter from
you would be immensly appreciated, and would be
of great assistance and value to me at this time.

1 trust that my request is not presumptious and
that you may see fit to comply with it.

With all kind wishes ever, I am

Sincerely yours

fyt,* <¥>

IOSTON CtLOBE— TTJE

DENNIS J. HERN DEftD.j'

| Old-Time Telegrapher andj
i Street Lighting Chief, j

| Served With Edison in Early Days,
| . Aided Bell on the .Telephone,

Hew York, February, 14, 190j

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Mr. Ehomas A. Eaison,

West Orange, IT. J«

Dear Mr. Edison:- ,

Do aoubt you will be interestea in the

enclosed oli^ng, reciting tbe.aeatb .f —is , Hern
of Boston, an, oia time telegrapher ana one of your asso¬
ciates in 1868- 9 , I spent several weeks in Boston last

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Briageport, another • one of the oia-timers.

Yours very tnuly,

Ihe Wall Street Journal.

February 24,1916.

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Mr. Thomas Edison,

Orange, n!j.

Bear Sir; - - — v? * - - |

An article under date of Jjjpbfuary |ll^l916, ^pyeared ’ly. ffie New York
Times in which you urge the separation of bh^r^and t^e^s^ro^erpilcohoHo|
drinks in their general treatmentoy the publio. I wish t-Q-oaainend your

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timely statement and to state That the uae !of mijd-;
two to three per oent alcohol
more helpful than harmful beoause^o^'
beer contains and the nutriment got:

A brewery devoted to absolutely clean methods bo-y£4jT*produotion and]
sale, that doeB not encourage any irresponsible man to engage in the
saloon business , brews Moerlbaoh light beer containing an alcoholic per-j
oentage of approximately three per oent, and Moerlbach dark beer contain¬
ing an alcoholic percentage of approximately three and a quarter per centj
and sends for your inspection and enjoyment by express a case of its

i ^ha^th^us e <o^mi^i--^ee^? o_dntal>4ing^f rom
. is to^my^op^ini^n, when^ t aken^lj/ iy><^p ration,

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product.

I am firmly convinced that your solution of the so-called
prohibition agitation is the correct one, and that malt beverages con¬
taining a low percentage of alcohol undoubtedly will attain a different
status than the stronger alcoholic beverages in public esteem.

Yery sincerely yours,

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■.larch 4th. 1916.

Mr. Gerhard Gade,

Groton School,

Groton, UasB.

Dear E ir :

lour favor of the £8th ultimo to Mr. Edison came to
hand. The oleotrotypo and copies of the bookplate have alBO
boon received .

Mr. Edison is extremely busy just now working about
twenty hours a day on a special lino -of investigation, so I
shall be unable to bring this matter to his notice until he
has more leisure.

I write now simply to lot you know that your communi¬
cation and other enclosures have beon received .

Yours very truly.

Assistant to Mr.

#138 Manhattan Avenue,

New York, March 9, 1916.

Bear Mr. Edison:

Paulo Gruppe is giving a recital on
Saturday evening, March 25th, at Aeolian Hall.

Will you not kindly take a box, as it
•would be a gratification to have you present.

Thanking you in advance for your

kind interest,

Very Bincerely,

£2 —

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Llewellyn Park, .

Orange, 17.. T. --fT

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lferoh 16th 1916

Thorns A Edison Esq. ,V ' ^

Llewellyn Park " . *•' '

West Orange Kew Jersey igAu*''0

This is the best night photograph

of the World Building: The shadow just to the loft of thi3
is that of the Municipal Building. On one side you can see
the lights of the bridges to Brooklyn and on the other some
of the lighting on the Jersey shore.

It occurs to me that your vision of more than thirty
years ago, when you first gave the world your great invention.

Photograph mailed under separate

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American Lava Company

jp Chattanooga ,T enn .

, April 3* 1916

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c] aimed remenibering thnt «tr* Edison *» - +v.^t ■‘■here

ard lived in Chattanooga, You promptly replied that where
waa nothing in it. But recently the story ha a been going

here in fact. I think he claims having lived in the same
hoarding house!

and 1872". The whole thing seems having

proha hie that he has forgotten.

sat “S;”1:S tss^STth.

story.

With sincere esteem, I am.

PJK/w

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

' .j/v/Hi, March 20, 1916

Mr, 1*. .T. Kruosi,

cy'c Araorimm Lava Company,

Boar Mr. Kruoni:-

Tho manorial for tho postal’ referred to in your
letter of tho 18th into oubmittod to our Committee by Mr.
E. Y. Chopin, fearing that Mr. Chapin was o imply writ¬
ing something that was a possibility instoad of a rnality,
because it made good reading, 1 had the question put up
to him by a member of our Committee to ascertain if he
V.nov; this statement to be a fact , or if it was juot an

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

DEPUTY COLLECTOR

TREASURY DEPARTMENT

INTERNAL REVENUE' SERVICE

Chattanooga, Tenn-March 33rd .-19X6

Paul J.Kreusi,Esq. ,

City.

My ft ea’ Mr. Kreusi:-

Hoforing to our conversation in
regard to the Edison episode-I am afraid that I left you uni
der the impression that it was during the year I869-I should
have made it clear to you that it was during the period from
tho Pall of *69 to some time in 1872-during which time I was
employed by the So. Ex. co.-in this city. It is impossible fo
me at this late date to recall just what year it may have bee.

I was talking to Mr. O.M.Hash today regarding
the matter #. Mr. Hash was for a number of years employed
by the Nashville & chatta. Rail-road Co.-in vario us capac-
ities-including that of telegraph operator and states that it
was well known among the older employees of the company that
Mr. Edison was at one time employed here and that he has ofteyj,
heard a Mr. Hall-whom he states is now residing in Texas-say
that he worked here with him.-

Very respectfully, _

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

Deor Up. Kruosi:-

. 'flic onislanod letter from Mr. Chapin explains

Itoulf.

It him junt ocoured to mo in thin connection
that during the period of Mr. Edison's life when ho was
travelling from place to place, that ho might possibly
have boon hero, and not having boon improsuod with Chat¬
tanooga, being then a very email town, it might have
slipped hie memory.

He has employed his wonderful mind no inten¬
sively since that timo that it ie not at all unroaoonablo
to conclude that thin i» the case.

Yeurn very truly.

Aset. Cashier.

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

American Trust & Banking Go.

Capital ^Soo.ooo.oo
Surplus S Ho, 000.00

Chattanooga, Tenn. March 22, 1916.

Oily.

Dear Sirs-

I have waited to reply to year
favor of March 20th until I could verify ny
inf ornstion about Mr. Edison residing in
Chattanooga.

X obtained ny information from a news¬
paper item published in one of our local papers
some months ago. Shis item you can find in the
file of either the limes or the Hews. In this
item it was stated that Hr. Edison lived in
Chattanooga for a brief time, and that he lived
at a boarding house on Boyoe Street, and that
among his fellow-boarders was Hr. Jesse T. Hill.

I have conferred with Hr. Hill since
reoeiving your letter, and he tells me that the
facts are substantially aB stated. The boarders
lived at the home of a Hr. Hooke, who was a rail¬
road official, and Hr. Edison was the telegrapher
in Hr. Hooke's office. Hr. Hill saye that he
lived here only a Bhort time , possibly a month
or two and wont from here to Memphis. While in
Memphis he invented the quadruples telegraphic
system, and it waB then that the attention of
Mr. Hill and others was called to him by the
fame of his invention.

Hr. Hill tells ms that his brother, who
wa3 a messenger on the railroad between Chatta¬
nooga and Hemphie, told him that the Hr. Edison
who invented the quadruples telegraph systemdn
Memphis was the same Hr. Edison who hoarded with
them on Boyoe Street in Chattanooga.

Very truly

T trulyjours, .

Mr . Paul J. Xruosi,

American Lava Company,

Chattanooga, Venn.

Dear Mr. Kruoei j

I am in receipt of your favor of the
third instant, with encloerec as stated- Mr.
Edison is in Florida, v.'here ho has gone to take
a few weeks rest. ».e are not Bonding any matters
down to him except those that aro of extreme
importanceo so I shall keep these papers until
he returns and will then see v.hat he has to say
about the matter.

Crusting you are well and with kindest
regard, 1 remain

If ours very truly,

Assistance Hr. Mi son.

lit character f» Irriieajcd by the j

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THOMAS A EDISON ,

ORANGE Nd

HERETOFORE I HAVE ALWAYS GIVEN YOU CREDIT FOR FARSIGHTEDNESS

THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY

25,000 OFFICES IN AMERICA. CABLE SERVICE TO ALL THE WORLD

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Oyster Bay,

long Island, B. T.
June 3rd, 1916.

Boar Mr. Edison:

When Mr. Rohins wrote me my Kansas
City epeeoh had already gone out, hut I have
embodied all that he told me In an article
that has already appeared. All I wanted

to know was that you stood behind It’.

Jaithfully yours.

Thomas A. Edison, Esij.

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Sornttyi^ago 7saL

reports ai\)d sows

in the press
wherein it was reported you ^
a {turnon being should c'vwais'' .

_ -. statement of yo;

./thought Journal

if\The^ New thought Journals, / /./.

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Uov: , dear hr .Edison, I am a firm Reliever in^
this law of life and would like to have a letter from you
personally, advising me upon what theory you base this gr^o
truth of life and perpetuity of man.

I know that you are a very busy man but very
much appreciate just a few lines from you covering this im¬
portant point.

Thanking you in advance for an early reply,
and assuring you that same will be very highly appreciated
and most thankfully received by a student of life, I am my
dear sir

Very Truly Yours

(Ivliss ) E.E. Burger
719 Hewes Bldg.,
9C5 Market 3t.

Sail Francisco, Cal.

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ept ember Eighteenth, < ait

About fifty years ago you and I were telegraphers / ■

at #83 State Street, Boston. We boarded at the corner of Hancocks.-
and Cambridge Streets, Boston. We have walked there a great many
times together after mid-night, after you had given Augusta, Bangor,
Bath, Portland and Lewiston "Good Hight" when you had finished
sending Associated Press to those Eastern cities. You will recall
the following names associated with us at that time, G. P. liilliken,
Manager, C. W. Henderson, Eastern Chief Operator, McGee, (now pen¬
sioned), Fullem and Wheeler on the Eastern Side. As well as Tom
Bavin, Southern Chief together with Bugbee, Hand, StevenB, Pope, the
big fellow who worked #20 to Albany and Buffalo. You will alBO
remember little Pope, brother of Prank Pope of national reputation.
Also Martin, who received Associated Press on #4 where you arranged
death walk for the oookroaches. Also my brother I. A. Sherman, red
haired, known as "Sam" and "Gib" (Gibbons) and Barrett, who worked
the printer and others you may recall.

Seeing the enclosed notioe in the Boston Herald, I
wondered if you could recall me, Charles H. Sherman, after so many
years of your busy life. I am two yearB your senior and actively
in business, but have done no telegraphing since 1869. X would
gladly go to your city on the 27th, but am in doubt as to whether
.. I should be called a veteran telegrapher. :"What would please me
more, however, would be a few words from you stating that you recall
the old association. This would be pleasing to my ohildren and
grand-ohildfen.

1 Sincerely and very truly yours.

THE NATIONAL CYCLOPEDIA OF AMERICAN BIOGRAPHY

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THE TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL
FALL RIVER. MASSACHUSETTS

October 30, 1916,

Mr. Joseph Ambrose Wallace,

Head, Ehe English Department,

Clio Soohnieal High School,

Mali Hivor, Mass.

Dear Sir:- ' .*

lleplying to your favor of the 16th instant,
let me say that I am not; the originator of the saying,
"Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits".
It is a. gem, but|I believe the author is unknown.

77)1= ~&u.

Jflirst ^Hcthobist (fipiscopl (Hint

Mr. Thomas A.' Edison; -

Dear Sir;-

The following recently went thro four editions
of one of our leading local dailies, as part of a large
beer advertisement* -

A. Edison says, "Every i
size. He can scarcely

ich is about
jugh beer to

I beg to ask whether you are correctly quoted in
the above; and if so, does it, in its isolated form
correctly represent your thot?

In the connection in which it is used, it is the
evident intent of the article to Hi represent you as an
advocate of the use of beer. May I ask, is that the atti¬
tude you take toward the use of beer?

Trusting you will consider it worth while to reply,
and thanking you for the same, I am

Very respectfully.

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Pant or, i'irst iiothodiet hpiucooal- Church,

Sheboygan, iris.

Dear Mr:- < . .

implying to your favor -of ’the 20th instant,
lot rao say toy attitude in regard to Prohibition is
that it is far mono practical (until man is raoro civ¬
ilised ) to permit tho sule of Boor having 2$ j of alco¬
hol instead of 4';.^ . On account of the gonoral imita¬
tion of ciao of the human stomach, no portion could
contain enough to boeomo intoxicated or even approach
that ctuto whore ho would wrongful acts. But I would
prohibit all other drinks containing alcohol. j»b it
ic at piotoiii, there is too much strong .liquor -, ovon
in prohibition States.

City of New York
Office of the Mayor.

November 2$, 1916 f

Thome A. Edison, Esq.
West Orange, N. J.

Dear Mr. Edison:

President Wilson will visit
New York on December second, to accept ,on
behalf of the Government, a. flood-lighting
system for the Statue of Liberty provided
by popular subscription made uwier the aus¬
pices of The New York World.

This great international monument, a
gift of the people of France to the people
of the United States, is the most inspiring
symbol in the world of the spirit of liberty
It 8 permanent illumination, flashed by the
hand of the President of the United States,
v/ ill be an event of international interest .

In order fittingly to celebrate this
event and the visit of the President to
this city, the Mayor is appointing a commit¬
tee of citizens to arrange for a public re¬
ception and dinner. The Mayor will be very
grateful if you will serve as a member of
the committee.

Very t ruly yours ,

Secretary to the Mayor

Hovember £8,1910.

Mr. Choodore Houosoau,

Secrotary to the ISnyor, -
City of How York,

City Hall, How York.

Doer Hr. Koussoau:

Will you kindly oay to tho 1 ’ey or
that X deeply appreciate tho compliment of being
asked to sorvo as a morabor of a Committee to re¬
ceive President Viilcon on hie visit to Dow .York
on December 2d.

Unfortunately I cannot bo away from the
laboratory Just now c.o I am in the midst of sono
very important experiments which ongago my ontiro
tioo, day and night. I am theroforo compelled
to ask tho .Mayor to kindly oxcuno mo;

’’ ' Yours very truly.

A/1308'.

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Heartily yours, ^

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

December 0,1916. •

Sev. Prod Wine low Adams, D. D.,

120 Dost 70th Street,

How York, .21 .Y.

Door Sir;-.

I cannot answer tho ouootion contained
in your favor of tho 5th instant, as I never had
any experience in such mat tors. I hove novor had
time',;- not even five minutes, to bo tempted to do
anything- against the moral law, tho civil law, or
an.v afc' whatever .

‘ If i wore , to hazard a guess as to what
yobng people should do(to avoid temptation, it would
. be. to got ia job and work at it so hard that tempta¬
tion would not oxist for thorn.

Yours very truly.

Edison General File Series
1916. Edison Band (E-16-25)

This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to the
Edison Industries Band, an employee organization. Included are items
pertaining to the search for a band leader during which the celebrated
composer and bandmaster John Philip Sousa was consulted. There is also a
concert program, along with a list of band members.

Approximately 80 percent of the documents have been selected. The
unselected material consists of letters to new employees.

Mr Bachman has extended the courtesy of the use
+he roomin the top of the Building of the Storage Battery
Works! STtSs " admirably suited to practice work.

There is no one here who knows very much about

the men and train them properly to play together.

He was very much interested, and says we will

|orir"fukfeher(pr'ogres3 at a

later date. |f

Kr— ^ mimn UT<5nM

ion.

X will be able

e— —

It would give us great pleasure if you would attend
one of our rehearsals,, which are held bi-weekly in the Tower
of tho Storage Battery Building, (7th floor) at 8:30 i.M.

Monday ana Thursday nights. If interested in band musio, and
in tho idea of having such an organisation for these Works, you
will no doubt enjoy the evening.

TH3 EDISON INI; US TRIES SAND,

Secretary.

Juno 2,1916.

Ur. Helson Green:

Many thanks for invitation contained. in your
memorandum of the 1st to attend rehearsals of the Edison Industries
Band. You may rest assured I will -take advantage of this invi¬
tation at the earliest possible opportunity.

CHW/lOT C. H. Wilson.

Mr. H. A. Bachman:

I am glad to note from your memorandum of the 2nd
the success you are meeting with In organizing and whipping into
shape an Edison Band. I want to assure you It is the desire of
both the Works and S.A.E.Ino. to do all they possibly oan In the
way of co-operation to make this Band a most successful effioient
and brilliant one. I think your ldoa of employing people capable
of .joining the Band (provided they are satisfactory in all other
respects) a good one, and am therefore instructing Mr. Jones,
Manager of our Employment Department, bo give musical applicants
the preference where all other qualifications are satisfactory.
CHW/IWW C. U.' Wilson.

CC to Messrs. Charles Edison and Fairbanks.

Juno 6, 1016.

lir. Mark M. Jones:

.1 attach hereto memorandum from Mr. K. A. Bachman
relative to the recently organized Saloon Band, anil would call
your particular attention to Paragraph 3, in wfoioh ho suggests
hiring employees who are muoloally inolinod, all other qualifica¬
tions boing satisfactory.

Ploooo give this your attention arid horoaf tor
engago pooplo who will perhaps raako suitable oub«Joete for' tho Band
provided, of oourse, they are, in all other ways qualified for tho
work they are to do.

Ploasp return Hr. Boo iunon* n memorandum after you

havo read It.

CKF/IOT ' 0. H. Wiloon.

Eno-

CO to Mosers. Charles Edison and Fairbanks.

SUBj

RESl

PI,:'/

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REPLY TO FINANCIAL EXECUTIVE’S MEMORANDUM No£®?9„ _

nrj • 1:0 - All T.A.E. Affiliated IntereBtB date - 8-14-16

Organisation of Edison Industries Band

a v i.; ’..it, i Clearing House Servioe Dept.

Ur. 8. B. Mambert:

Referring to memorandum on above
aubjeot dated August 1,1916, «J=« ^ after
consulting with Mr. Baohman Would say that it will
oost approximately $10.00 per week to maintain the
Edison Industries Bond and aooordingly an appropria

tion of §620.00 por year is hereby applied for.

In regard to the charges now being
accumulated by the Edison Storage Battery Company
from the various Edison Interests covering oxpensos
in connection with the band, beg to say that they
will be divided equally l/4 between^, he four Companies.

iUDD, secretary

Edison Storage Battery Company.

Messrs, w nas.Edison-C.H. ffilson-R.A.Baohman-J.W. Robins on-

H.UuBk-G.E* Owen-R.W. Kexlow-A.E.Strahs-

C0PIE3 OP THIS REPLY SHOULD BE SENT TO ALL PARTIES RECEIVING THE
ORIGINAL, INCLUDING T30 COPIES TO THE FINANCIAL EXECUTIVE'S OFFICE.
Form I276-10H-7-J.6. '•

jcj'jk a SdtU&Vi. ictA-tcaL

CONCERT

Thursday Evening, Sept 13

BY THE

EDISON BAND

Through the Courtesy of Mr. Robert A. Bachman

EDISON STORAGE BATTERY CO., ORANGE, N. J.

Vice-President and General Manager
PART ONE

National Air

Overture— Zampa

PART TWO

Deoember 1st, 1916.

Messrs. Carl Fisher
Cooper Square,
Hew York

SHH-9-2306

& Co.-,

City.

Gentlemen:

Kindly send to the Edison Industries Band, West Orange, W. J.,
attention of S. n. Mlllopaugh, Secretary, o/o Edison Storage Battery Co., the
following Band publications not later than Wednesday, Deoember 16th, 1916, for
fall Band;

"There’s a little bit of bad .In every good little girl"

"You're the sweetest girl I know."

"Torn baok the universe and give me yesterday"

"Hello Hawaii"

"Yaka Hula"

"You're a dangerous girl"

"Red, White * Blue Overture
"Old Home Songs Medley Overture
"Ceolle Waltz”

"Want to go baok to Oregon"

"When it's night time In Hormandy"

"Auf Wledersehen"

"End of a Perfeot Day"

"Pretty Baby"

"Sunshine of your smiles"

"For he's a Jolly good fellow"

Yours very truly,

p,

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BlMBBBd OF SXUaCM 8T0BA0B BAITKBY

O. A* Stan;....

J. Uanuaea .

H. Bdolbauaer..
S. Uillepaugh. .

P. Braooia ....
tfyaookl, p. ...

J. Out .

J. Fierro .

V. SiletU (•)
Nobile, P .

position In Band

. Loader .

. Flute ........

. Saxojhone .

Clarinot

Cornet

W. Whlto . "

J. Potonlo (*)•••••. "

L. P. Bangor (•)... "

D. Candela (*) . Alto

I. Bore . . "

it. Bolt . Trombone

Popartaeat Employed
Xnapootlon (Mr. Weed)

Tool Boom
Tool Boom
Engineering
Pinning Up
Oxy. Welder
Inspector
Prose Dopt.

Cylinder Keoord, Phono. Works

Inspection

Tool Boom

Tube Aasombly

Cylinder Beoord (Sanborn)

Disc Beoord (2nd floor)

“ » 8rd «

Cell Aesembly
Shipping

T. Oarrln . n

B. Slol . . Barit cne

S. Oast . . "

T. Leone . Base

Brighton (») . " •

Mueller „(•) . Drtm

A. Bowman . "

Pwybylowita, . . "

(•pot employed fi^S.B.OO.'

Cell Aeeembly
Tool Boom
Tube Loading
TOBt

Jewel Dept., mono. Works
Fin. Exeo., phono. Works
Spot Welding

Pinning Up ,

W?

tv&^l &&C6/.

V. Sellitti.

•L.F. Benger.

Loader In Cylinder Hooord. Wortt for JUelnor on
the tfty Roll as Vinoont Aotore. ( b° Clarinet.

Dlso Record Second Floor Bb Cdmet.

B. Bncchi.

. Brighton.

D. candela.

liachiniot C & U 1)1 v.
Jewel Dept.

Shlrd Floor

Comet

Baas

Dlso Record -alto

Edison General File Series
1916. Edison Chemical Works (E-16-26)

This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to
sales, payroll, and other administrative matters at the Edison Chemical Works
in Silver Lake, New Jersey. The correspondents include John V. Miller,
Edison's brother-in-law and manager of the Edison Chemical Works, and
William H. Meadowcroft, Edison’s personal assistant. Among the documents
for 1916 are items pertaining to fire safety at the plant and claims of water
pollution near the plant. There are also numerous references to the
manufacture, sale, and shipment of Iron by Hydrogen. In addition, there are two
"Telescript" forms confirming telephone conversations recorded with Edison’s
Telescribe.

Approximately 40 percent of the documents, including all items bearing
substantive marginalia by Edison, have been selected. The material not
selected consists primarily of routine correspondence concerning samples,
shipments, and accounts.

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

DAMAGE COMPLAINTS.
Hendrickses^) Copper Mill.

January 20th, 1916.

Messrs. Hardy, of the legal Department, C. E. Hunter and J.V.
Miller visited the works of the Belleville Copper Rolling Mill this
afternoon, and interviewed Mr. Dorer, Superintendent.

This caine about by the fact that indirect complaint was made
through Hr. Smith, Health Inspector of Belleville, to the effect that
the Rolling Copper Mill complained to him about the condition of the
water in the brook from which they were drawing their boiler feed water

She complaint was to the effect that it v/as impossible for them
any longer to use this water owing to the presence of "Carbolic Acid",
and that they were going to enter a complaint with the State Board of
Health, and strongly urge this Board to take immediate action to stop
the pollution of the stream.

We met Mr. Dorer, and he was most courteous, and finally agreed
to postpone his complaint to the State Board. This was brought about
by our explaining matters - that connection v/as being made with the
sanitary sewer from the Aniline Plant, which would be completed with¬
in a few days; - also that Hewark v/as re-arranging the connection of
the Silver lake sewer to the Hewark sewer at the pumping station near
Eranklin Street. We stated that v/e thoroughly believed that with
these changes the trouble with the water v/ould be greatly reduced, and
he would have no further cause for complaint.

V/e v/ould advise that the work at the Aniline Plant be pushed as
rapidly as possible in order to divert the v/aste acids and solutions
from the settling beds.

Mr. Dorer showed us pipe which v/e re eaten away, and explained
that his boilers were put out of commission frequently, and that their

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

(2) Jan. 20- 16.

Damage Complaints.

cost of repairs had greatly increased. He further e:
this pollution of the stream has been noticeable sin

that

mi=i

EDISOI

CHEMICAL WORKS

!r . "!. H. IJcadoworof t,
Edison Laboratory,
Orange, IT. J.

date Jan. 24. 1916,
iubject iron-by-Hydrogon U.S.E.

II . t- / —

Dear Sir:

Confirming ow telephone conversation of this morning
V7G v/ould explain that v/e calledj on Merck £: Co. on Friday last
and talked with LB
Hydrogen - Grades

Ehoy say that they cannot use any-ef gS

It

we have, hi

Jd

: time, hut are woHcing_on thi^j prjipositioi^.^

^
,*0 phone

sal lei c

. Kerrigan relat

Lvajfco our product of Xron-hy-

MZe ***# A ^

i the present

Relative to Grade A, v/ould

500 lhs. as a preliminary sample.

s.|i

orifin g on tiiia oreposition.* »

‘ JT -u. Tkx*

uld say t?|ey wish us to sfenr~tk ei
LtTV l*-ala '-'"v

. flic consumption of this gradl

is not very heavy, and 500 lhs.
could use .

Eierefore, I think if
& Co. v/c can then distribute the
by Hydrogen - Grade B - among tail
Yours

J. V.

fi.

A

. \ _ 1°

dT

nsumption

month v/ould p^hably ho all th&y

we can reserve 500 >bs . for Merck
te balance of our production of Iron

cdr id

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ft

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^

1/28/16

You have already remembered the latter.

Shese men know what has been done heretofore, and
I suppose feel as though they she, ad be remembered also, and X
write this letter so that you can understand the situation.

Very sincerely yours,
j. V. MIIXiEH .

EDISON CHEMICAL-WORKS

... A.

, Thomas A. Edison

Laboratory ,

Orange, Hew Jerseto

Dear Mr. EaiBon:

Answering your note rexativsto the production of *
more nickel hydrate in order to make up unfilled orders, would
sav that this was received here yesterday evening. He have
gone over our schedule of production, and of our apparatus, am
enclose tabulation for the iron side and for the nickel side.

By these, you will see that we are in pretty good shape on all
items with the following exceptions:

IRCm MIX

Roasting Furnaces

Per this list, we can manufacture 1080 cells per day,
but -Just at the present moment, furnace A is broken down, as
the muffle gave out much sooner than we anticipated. 7e, how¬
ever, are putting this, back in shape and expect to s cart a fire
Monday next.

Furnace B has been out of commission owing to fume
line not being ready. YVe have heat in two furnaces in this bench,
and expect sometime next week to have the fume line completed.
Furnace B would give us about 260 cells more per day. As soon as
we can set all of these furnaceB going, which we are trying to
do as rapidly as possible, we will be able to furnish plenty of
iron for the present schedule.

KICKED HYDRATE
Drie rs

At the present rate, the driers in building -;?5, that is,
the old type of drier, do not keep up with the required quantity,
but we have two tunnel driers in the new plant going and are hustling
on another pair, and with these four tunnels going, we shall be
able to keep up with the present schedule. )

The present schedule calls for 6500 cells per week, and
we are able to make material sufficient for this number of cells
at the present time, and are doing so. The reason that we are

Mr. Thomas A. Edison June 8, 1916 File: 60-ProcLuction

#2

■behind just now is due to breaking down of one of our roasting
furnaces in the iron mix department, and the breaking down of the
steam coil in the nickel precipitating tank. We ordered a new
coil for the precipitating tank some two or three months ago,
but were unable to obtain this until last week. A new coil has
been installed, and we are running now at full capacity.

In regard to the nickel production, would say we are
arranging to inorease the quantity per batoh of nickel hydrate,
which will help out some.

Unless a larger production than 6500 cells per week is
required, I believe with our present equipment we can supply what
is necessary, "but I think: v/e should immediately proceed to get
the new plant into operation, or as much of it as possible, so
that should the apparatus in the old part play out, we would have
the new plant to fall back upon.

Yours sincerely,

EDISOH CHEMICAL V/OHCS

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

File: 60 - Apparatus

PRODUCE ION

ncoi

Basis 2.85# per A-4

APPARATUS

PRODUCE 10 U
OAPACIEY
Capacity per day - 24 hours
Present Standards

Per Unit

Ayparatus File

Dissolver & Gen. 01-4-2

Purifying Tanks 01-9-2

Filter Press 01-10-1

Hypo-Bleaoh Mix. Ek. 044-1-1
Disol. Eanks( Soda) 02-1-2

Grav. " " 02-2-1

Ppt.Eank 02-4-1

Settling 2ani:s 02-5-1

Agitating Sank 02-6-2

Driers 02-7-2

Peroolatorsf Small) 02-8-1
" (Large) 02-8-1

,S/0

7668

15136

5229

5390

950

4704

1680

(1500 Colvay,
3920

3103

980

1470

3074

2655

5311

1835

1891

1651

590

1376

1089

6765

llo.of Total
Units iiquiv.
CellB
2 3074

4 10620

1 5311

1835
1 1891

6 1998

1 1651

2 1180

1376

1089.::

(1720

(1548

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

File : 6<)-Apparatus

p R 0 D U C * X 0 H
A P PAHAHS

Basis -2.3 # per A-4

A-nnaratus

#5

Evaporating TanRs
Crystallizing "
Centrifugal
(#1 Drier
(#8 "

Furnaces (C-DJ

PRODUCTION
n apACI'JY
Capacity per day - 24 nours
Present standards

060-3-1

061-1-1

061-2-1

061-3-1

062-4-1

062-4-2

08-1-1

Percolators _ 08-2-1

Bed Iron Driers |l 08-3-1

Furnaces I By H 09-1-1
Sables • 0?-l-2

Chilean Mill 011-1-1

- Unit
Eauiv.Fe

1479.4
845-4

3110.5
325.#

4892.5
1825.
1606.

321.3

306.

460.8

1371.9

1524.4

79.4

600.6

Total

Equiv. Ho. of Equiv.
Pells Units Cells

643.2
: 367.6

1352.2

141.3
2127.1

698.

793.

135.3

159.

596.4

662.7

34.5

261.1

142.0

|1286.4
L 367.6
5408.8
1695.6 •
2127.1 •
| 1491

947.1-
133-

1404.6.

1505.5

1420.

EDISON CHEMICAL WORKS

Mr. Thomas A. Edison
laboratory

Orange, II.

. 1

SILVER LAKE, >\J. June 10, 1916
Pile: 60 - Ero auction

Dear Mr. Edison:

Our estimate of yesterday as to maximum output is
correct, except for reduction furnaces and nickel hydrate set¬
tling tanks. In checking up, I fina maximum for furnaces to
he 7700 cells per week; for settling tanks, 8260 cells per week.

We wish to remind you that our maximum figures are
based on running Sundays. Y/e doubt the advisability of this,
and desire to take the matter up with you further.

Without running Sundays, we ought to make 7500 cells
per week, or 1250 per day, as the plant stands, with the ex¬
ception of reduction furnaces and nickel hydrate settling tanks.
Y/e might move two furnaces from new plant; also get one more
settling tank. V/ith these additions, we could make the 1250
cells per day.

Eor repairs, cleaning tanks and pipe lines, etc. , we
ought to have one Sunday per month.

Attached are two tables showing iron mix and nickel
hydrate as shipped to the Storage Battery Co., and iron Mix and

nickel hydrate which we have approved for UBe during this period.
The latter gives the information you asked for, probably, better
than the former table.

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

Juno 10, 1916.

Shipments of Iron Mix and Hi ok el Hydrate to Edison Storage Battery Co.
by Weeks Since Haroh 1, 1916,

Week Ending

1916

Iron

Mix

Hie tel
Hydrate

March 4

12270#

il¬

12326#

10430#

ls

- #

17227#

25

3293#

27889#

15875#

43532#

Apr il 1

30#

19343#

8

15720#

10812#

15

12282#

8713#

22

14183#

12991#

29

4207#

46422#

16557#

68416#

May 6

14001#

6222#

13

3615#

16488#

20

16097#

2347#

_____ -

27

10131#

43844#

24492#

49549#

June 3

12335#

2842#

10

16017 #

28352#

29882#

32724#

fotal to date

146507#

146507#

194221#

^194221#

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

agfw**

June TO, 1916.

Table of Iron Mix ana. Nickel Hydrate' approved for use by Weeks

since March 1, 1916.

Week Ending.
1916.

Iron

Mix

. Nickel
Hydrate

March 4

17397

8644

11

9370

18

3525

9344

25

- -

20922

14082

41340

April 7,1.

15695

15666

8

16395

15

21116

12728

.... ■ 22 .

21953

29

10456

47267

13695

80437

Majr 6

13806

7865

13

3817

20

16331

21

.7051

45214

..18020

46033

June 3

J 26290

17127

.10

7^ 8969

35259

14739

31866

Total to date.

148662#

148662#

199676# 199676 //

EDISON CHEMICAL WORKS

July 18. 1916.
Subject- 820 - Complaints.

Mr. Delos Holden,

Legal Department,

Orange, N.J.

Through a Mr. A. Dominiclc, we are in¬
formed that a cow died on the Newark side of the Silver Lake
dumps, due, they say, to drinking water from the brook.

Mr. Pendleberry will have an analysis
made to find out cause, in the hope that the Edison plants
are at fault.

J.V. Miller, MGR,

EDISON CHEMICAL WORKS

July 21, 1916

TQI.tr . W. S. Kellow

Aniline Division

Silver Deice, H. J.

Enclosed herewith we send you two letters from
the Board of Street end Water Commissioners of the City
of Newark, H. J'. They are in connection with the instal¬
lation of water meters.

V/e believe both of . these appljr to the Aniline
Division, end, therefore, are sending same to you for your
attention.

J. V

JVll/K

1r«Jk

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

^/.p/mr/i/ie/t/ir^' V/pz/p,

Wfy.yfis'

'^>ytiy< July 19, 19x6.

Edison Chemical Works,

Mai or an PI.,

Silver Lake, N. J.

Dear Sirs:

February 23/1916 you made a deposit with us
of $100. On March 23/1916 we billed you for 4" connec¬
tion, etc., in the amount of $77.54 leaving a credit
of $22.46 your favor, check for which waB made out
March 23/1916. We notified you to call here and
receipt and get your check for $22.46. To date you
have not done so.

Kindly do not file this in the waste basket
but send some authorized party here for the check.

Yours very truly,

DEPARTMENT OP WATER,

Chief Accountant.

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

t July 19, 1916.

Edison Chemical Works,

Haioran PI.,

Silver Lake, H. J.

Bear Sirs:

July 23/1915 you made a deposit with us
of §100. On September 7th we hilled you for 4" connec¬
tion, etc., in the amount of $46.40 leaving a credit
of $53.60 your favor, check for which was made out
September 13/1915. We notified you twice to call here
and receipt and get your check for $53.60. To date you
have not done so.

Kindly do not file this in the waBte basket
but send some authorized party here for the check.

Yours very truly,

departheht op water,

Chief Accountant.

EDISON CHEMICAL WORKS

cate Sept. IX, 1916

TOi£r, H. F. Miller, treasurer susjecT81-1 Denominational Distri¬
bution of Payroll.

Edison laboratory : "

Orange, IT. J.

On Batur day last, the payroll was received here
in rather bad condition, in so far as the different denomi¬
nations wei'o not in accordance with request as sent by our
office. _

Sometime ago George Ileister requested that we make
as many calls for twenty dollar bills as possible. Me have
done this, but last Saturday v;e received only a- very few of
these, a great many one dollar bills, and several fifty and
twenty-five cent pieces, end even pennies.

Tve vd til d request that you investigate this matter
and have the list made out according to our request.

Also, we would like to know whether our night force
could not bo paid off at the end of their shift, say, Saturday
morning, the same time he pays off the Aniline night shift. X
understand he pays those men on Saturday morning, or Sunday
morning, at the end of the shift. 7/ill you please take this
up and advise me.

J. V

JVM/ E

CC - Llossrs* C. Edison and LSamfcert

EDISON STORAGE BATTERY COMPANY

John V. Miller

Edison Chemioal Works
Silver lake, U. J.

9-1B-16

HHH-8-6660

Replying to your memorandum of Sept. 11th,
regarding denominational distribution of pay roll
I would say that inasmuoh as your offioe furnishes
us with the denominations required for your pay
roll we oan only see that the bank gives us the
money oorreotly which they almost always do. In
faot, the only variation is that sometimes they
send us one dollar hills instead of two.

Your offioe did not make up a correct dis¬
tribution last week which aoaounts for the presence
of small bills and change in the envelopes. Will
you please see that this does not ooour again?

We will be glad to pay off your night
fone Saturday morning at the same time we pay
off the Aniline and Phenol night force.

yill you please detail someone to co-operate
with Mr. Patrick Brady, acting paymaster, to the
end that oare is exeroised to see that the proper
men reoeive their pay?

H. F. MILLER.

Treasurer.

oo- to Messrs. Charles Edison-S.B.Mambert*

EDISON CHEMICAL WORKS

3.

date Sept. 32, 1916

to Mr. W. H. Meadoworoft subject 616 - Iron By Hydrogen

Grade C

Laboratory

Orange .

Answering your notation on letter of of Binney
& Smith, dated September 14, their file HSP, asking for
1000# of Grade 0 Iron by Hydrogen, would say that this
iron takes considerable more labor and supervision than
Grade B, and if we oould raise the price, it certainly
would be an excellent proposition. It will be impossible
for us at the present time to deliver 1000# of Grade 0
iron, as, due to ohanges in building #14, the apparatus
we were using has been torn down. We shall have to move

it to building #113.

We feel that within two or three weeks, at the
outside, we can have some Grade C ready for sale. However,

I stall investigate the matter further and advise you.

On September 11, we sent you formal order from
Binney & Smith for this 1000# of Grade C. As soon as you
settle this matter, will you kindly return same with the
price, etc., noted? If Grade B is worth 40^, Grade C ought
to be worth 50j^, or possibly 60?f, per pound. Why not try

Subject:

EEia-a 23, 1916. o* 2

c'jH?;;nDBOE o? rui«v..H uxs »:»isi'-3 aiaf-was. sk»sjjrt, s*.*

— 5: ?: -»»

E. S. MO, Vino MUX 5 «’«»““ «“*» '“"li,
,, i„T!rrto*f. Div.V^r.?sai8on Caxbolio Aold Div.o? 2.A .K.Ioo.

2; nSr&StaiS: Kxpcploontal & Eovelop^t
v TSlwla Of l*lO0 ijfSP,, IiOOlfl & ■ ax «.f$J,DlV. Of i»A.E«#IfcQ,

r. *. »*-. —— :teao1 ‘^SSSTSUffA A.*.

A. C. Proat, Insxwmco ?^rrloo Dflo’t.

°H? JjSKSSruiKE sra waspr

following cattorsi x _ Unfinloh(;<i business of loot aeotlng

2 _ jlrst Aid lioooDtnry ot "ilvor »ia>. ,

.'] »a r ( n J\£L.O Sorylco -R«?t.
Approved

EDISON CHEMICAL WORKS

uA

Oot. 2, 1916.

TO laboratory of subject shipments of Grade B Iron.

Thos. A. Edison,

Mr. Ufa .Mead owor oft.

In reply to the complaint of Binney & Smith, regard¬
ing delayed shipments of Grade B Iron by Hydrogen, as evidenced by
their letter of the 27th inst. , we wish to call your attention to
the following statement of shipments, which, we believe, will show
conditions to the oontrary.

(Their order received February 17, 1916, First ship¬
ment due March 1st,

Shipments
Made Founds

Mar. 2 600

16 600

28 1000

Apr. 3 600

18 600

May 2 600

18 600

Jun 2 600

19 1100

Jul 6 1000

22 600

Aug 3 600

16 400

Sep 6 600

16 600

Totals 9100#

Shipments Contracted for

1000

1000

1000

1000

1000

1000

1000

7000#

1000

100

100#

600

600

100

2200$

You will note that at the present time we have shipped
2100# in excess of the terms of their oontraot and that only in the
month of August did we fall short of requirements.

HJfol

CC - Binney & Smith Co,

EDISON CHEMICAL WORKS

TO Mr. w. H. Maadoworoft

<>V'

□ate October 6, 1916
subject 614 - Iron by Hydrogen-USP

laboratory

Orange .

Ae you know, we are malting every effort to catch
up with our requirements for the Storage Battery Company, but
in addition to this, we are running two pots a day on this
special iron by hydrogen, vhioh will mates about 2000# per
month. According to our records, we are sold up to 1700#
per month, leaving room for only 300# additional business.

After going through our files, we found the other
order of Binney & Smith, which in some way was never listed
in our orders.

JVM/K

P. s. - We enclose herewith copies of our letters of even
date to -

Binney & Smith
Merote & Congiany
Talbot & Company.

J. V. M.

10-6-16

Lfosors. .March & Company
46 Park Place

Hew York City

Gentlemen: Ro: 614 - Iron bv Hydrogen - PSP

Answering yours of recent aate, regarding iron by
hydrogen, would say at who present time, we aro entirely sold
up to our capacity. Howevor, we are arranging to increase
this oapaoity, and will advise you within a week or so whether
we oould supply your requirements.

yours very truly

EDI SOI! STORAGE BATTERY C0HPA1IY
Edison Chemical Works division

1 hivisSon Manager.

JVH/K

Mo s sra. Binney & Smith
81 ffulton Street
Ilovr York City

Gentlemen: He: 614 - Iron by Hydrogen - U3P

In regard to the situation of shipments to you oil
your contracts, would say wo are making evory effort to got
out the contracted amo\mt , but owing to a big increase in
demand for our regular production, wo have been hold back
somewhat with this spooial product. However, no made ship¬
ment to you of 500# this week and expect to get out another
500# and some additional Quantity on the 15th,

In regard to any additional shipments, it will bo
impossible for us to say just what wo can give you for at
least one or two weeks. As soon as wo can arrange for larger
oapaoity, no shall adviso you. It is a question non of hydrogen
supply, and we are making experiments in order to inoroase this
supply, and as soon as tlioso experiments aro completed, which
will probably bo tho middle or 16-|tor part of next wook, wo can
toll how much additional iron wo will have for sale.

go regret very much tho dolay in your shipments, and
will make evory effort to fill your contracted shipments by tho
middle of this month.

Yours very truly

edi:; art ssoeage basseey coiipahy

Edison Chemical Works Division

cc 1VHM

Div. Itgr.

Subject: conference op silver lake cm sice managers. Thursday, ootober 26. 1916. at 2 pji.

Messrs. s.B»MBmtsrt. Vice President & Financial Executive.

J»V.Hillor» VI oa President & Div. Mgr.. Edison Chemical Div, E.S.B. Oo.
E.E.Hudaon. Vioa. Erast. & Div. Mgr. Edlaon Primary Battery Div. T.A.E.Ino.
H.Kammarhoff .Division Mgr.. Edison Carbolio Aold Div. T.A.E. Ino.

W.H.Mason. Ohamloal ncperimental * Devolojxnant Eng. T.A.E. Ino.-
E.D&vie. Office Mgr., phenol Rosin & \vax Hfg. Div. T.A.E.Ino.

J.T. Pholan. Business l!gr. . Aniline. Phenol & Amidophenol Pits. T.A.E. Per.
A. 0 .Frost. Insuronoe service Dept.

Ojlioolai. construction & Maintenance Service Div. T.A.E. Ino.

Confirming telephone conversation, a conference has been
arranged for the above mentioned gentlemen at 2 PJJ. Thursday. Ootober 26. 1916.
in the offioe of Mr. E.E.Hudeon. Vloe president & Division Manager of Edison
Primary Battery Division of T.A.E. Incorporated at Silver lake, IJ.B. for the
discussion of tl» following matters:

1 - £2620 - standards Pivot Aid Comalttee {Under revision by Legal ser. Dept.)

2 - #3610 - Standards {Scrap) •

3 - #3536 - Fire Protection.

4 - #4544 - Silver Lake Div. Employees Lunch Room,

6 - #4345 - Injunction to oloso down Silver Lake Div. aoot. smoko, fumes, eto.

6 - #3644 - Increase in Boiler plant Equipment.

7 - #3600 - Water supply.

8 - Unfinished baelnees of last meeting.

00 to Ur. Oha a. Edison.

Transogjbing S

Approved

rioe Dept.

Edison General File Series

1916. Edison Crushing Roll Company [not selected] (E-16-27)

This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to the
business of the Edison Crushing Roll Co., which licensed and installed
Edison's crushing rolls and collected royalties fortheir use. Included are reports
pertaining to the operations and output of licensees and correspondence
concerning the collection of royalties.

Edison General File Series
1916. Edison Manufacturing Company (E-16-28)

This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to the
Edison Manufacturing Co. Although it ceased to be an operating company after
its assets and property rights were assigned to Thomas A. Edison, Inc., in
1911, the Edison Manufacturing Co. maintained a legal existence until its
dissolution in 1926.The two items for 1916 consist of an annual report
submitted to the State of New Jersey and a letter inquiring whether the
company manufactured dolls. Only the annual report has been selected.

Edison General File Series
1916. Edison Portland Cement Company (E-16-29)

This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to the
business of the Edison Portland Cement Co. (EPCCo). Included afe letters to
and from EPCCo president and longtime Edison associate Walter S JVlalloiY,
whose office was relocated from Stewartsville, New dersey toNewY^k City
in 1916; Harold M. Scott, assistant to the president; WJHam H -Mason,
longtime superintendent of EPCCo, whowas reassigned to Edison s laboratory
staff- and EPCCo chemist Herman E. Kiefer. Among the documents for 1916
are items pertaining to the financial condition of the company, the payment of
bonds, prospective clients, customer relations, marketing, and promot'on^One
of the documents contains a marginal notation by Ed,so!1^®f®r^ing tAt0_ h® J'x’
year depression in the cement industry that had caused EPCCo to suspend
operations and announcing his intention to start up the mills ag^n |n the spr n^
Some of the documents mention lobbying and legislation on behalf of concrete
highways, while others pertain to the use of Edison Portland cement m speaf c
construction projects, including the New York City subway system. There is
also discussion of kiln experiments, the chalk plant, and bags for packaging
cement.

Approximately 20 percent of the documents have been Jh®

material not selected includes meeting announcements, letters of transmitted
and promotional material. Also not selected is routine . c°^p°n g®"®®
pertaining to equipment and supplies, notes payable, sales, and other financial
matters including stockholder accounts and royalties collected from licensees
of Edison’s crushing rolls.

The Edison Portland Cement Company

STEWARTSV1LLE. N. J., Jan, 17 th, 1916.

Mr. H. F. Miller, Seo.'y.,,
Edison Laboratory,

Ffli | I

Dear Mr. Miller:- -bill ^ H Li

Enclosed find tax/for State, Town and County

tax for Iona Island or Helson Tract, which is correct, unless
you have had a bill previous to this and may have paid it
directly from your office. I have been obliged to write Beveri

rom your office. I have been obliged to write several
iost of the tBX collectors up the Hudson before obtain-
x bills They are the most un-businesslike set of

ing the tax bills. They are the most un-DUSinesB-uxe »»
officials I have ever run across.

I wrote you on the 3rd, inst. enclosing a
letter from me dated Dec. 16th, 1916 to John Allen, collector. Cold
Spring, U. Y. asking for school tax bill on the Seymour Worden ^
property, in town of Putnam Valley, which letter was returned to ,
me with John Allen's notation at bottom, I. e. "Your school tsx
for Seymour Worden property for 191b is paid by Mr. Fohnstock"

I requested reply to same, also the return of said letter, and /^_
as I did not hear from you, thought best to call your attention

I have twice written Mr. Horatio S. Tomkpins,
collector, Tomkins Corner, H. Y. , for State, Town and County tax
bill on Seymour Worden properly, to which I have as yet received

-2-

1-17-1916,

no reply, and thought possibly this bill might have been sent
directly to your office. These are the only two bills I have not
as yet received.

Will you kindly advise me if you have any-
thing to report on same, as they have a fashion up that way of *
selling property for non-payment of taxes on rather short notice,
so that it will be necessary to keep close track of the matter,
and oblige.

Your 8 very truly,

EDISON PORTLAND CEMENT CO.

EHC-FS

The Edison Portland Cement Company

STEWARTSVILLE, N. J. January 20th, 1916.
Hr. Harry E. Miller, Secretary
Orange, H. J.

Dear Mr. Miller

I am in receipt of the two letters rel¬
ative to the tax hills on seymour-Warden property with
your notation at the bottom of one of the letters
"Mr. Carhart,

Mr. Edison sold this property.

H.E. Miller. "

This of course, explains why 1 could not get these tax
billo for 1915 taxes.

Before receiving said enclosure, I had
written Mr. Horatio S. Tompkins, Collector, Tompkins Corner,
Hew York, asking for State, Town and County tax bills on
same p ropery, 'which I enclose carbon copy. If you
think best to write Mr. Tompkins, explaining why said
letter was sent kindly do so or possibly it may be best
to pay no attention to it, so I will enter it on Mr.
Edison's tax book that the Seymour-Y/arden property has

Thanking you in the matter, I am,

Yours very truly,

THE EDI SOH POHTLAHD CMEHT COHPAHY.

CONCRETE FOR PERMANENCE

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

Jsn. 17th, 1316

Ur, Horatio S. Tompkins,

Collector,

Tompkine Corner, H. Y.

Dear sir:-

X wrote you on November 23th, also December
16th, 1915, aeking for State, Town and County tax bill on the
Seymour Worden property, standing in the name of Ur, '.Thomas A.
Edison. Not receiving same, or having heard from you, I write
again to inquire if you will kindly see that said bill io for¬
warded without delay, when I will send it to Ur. Edison at
Orange for payment, and greatly oblige,

YourB very truly,

EDISON PORTLAND CERENT. CO.

Per-

EHO-PG

ENCLOSURE:-!.

The Edison Portland Cement Company

iGt fidwoitk

STEWARTSVILLE, N. J. January 22, 1916.

Mr. Thomas A. Edison,

Orange, E. J. I
Dear Mr. Edison: -

1 have heen keeping in touch with the
Alli8-Chalmers Co. direct and also through Mr. NicholB,
and during the last two weeks, each time that X have had
any word as to the shipment of the first tube mill, the
date has heen delayed two weekB eaoh time, making the de¬
livery of the first tube mill thirty days later than the
contract period of delivery.

I am dictating this letter Saturday
afternoon, and am leaving Sunday for Milwaukee, and as
soon as I return I will advise you as to the ex^ot situation.

The Allis-Chalaer8 people claim that their own work is
well in hand, hut they are being held up by the non-delivery
of material ordered a long time ago.

Unless I find prospeots as to deliveries
in better Bhape than I anticipated, X think it will be nec¬
essary for us to start up the plant with our old machinery as
soon after April let as we can obtain coal, and then later
on do the best we oan with the installation of the new machinery.

If we undertake to resume manufacturing

CONCRETE FOR PERMANENCE

operations on April 1st, it will be necessary to purchase
ooal about March 1st, and to store Borne during March, bo
to have sufficient stock on hand so that we will he warranted
in resuming operations. At the present time, Gas Slack Coal,
which we use in the kilns, has advanced from 200# to 300#
over normal prioes, and in addition, 1b very difficult to
obtain. I have learned that some of the cement manufacturers
are only obtaining 25# to 33# of their requirements from
their ooal contracts, and are compelled to buy the balance
in the open market, and the expectation among coal dealers
is that the nearer to April 1st we get, the higher the price
will be, consequently, any profit which we might made by
being in a position to resume manufacturing on April 1st,
would be practically absorbed by the very. high price we will
have to pay for coal, and then in the event of a ooal strike,
for any length of time, we would not be able to continue
manufacturing.

The wiser plan, therefore, seems to me
to be to have the whole plant ready for operations the
moment the ooal strike is settled, when doubtless we will
be able to buy ooal at reasonable rates, and be;,sure of
the delivery of it. Our records show that after the last
coal suspension, the prices of Gas Black Coal came down to

normal very quickly after the matter wae Bettled
Yours very truly,

“WfrwN-

In-re

DeAngelis v. Edison Co.

George Henderson

701-706 FRANKLIN BUILDING

Mr. Thomas A. Edison
Orange, H. J
Dear Sir:-

Jan. 25, 1916.

rfj£,

if t&sS'fj-f '5

I represent Mr. Michele deAn^l^a^
the bonds of the Edison Portend Cement Comp
which has for sometime past, as!

For several mpni

w. S. Mallory, the Pre^ftenf^l the Comp

1-s uumi.Hiiy, thelinterest upon

Jctra

istY^slyou' toow. t>^en ' I

ral month^I^v^bMn ^ eomm^^^O^ with Ltov

*» hi. a Xi.t ot

-to. ,* to tu. ho “

•onld take the .alter S&^SV.O.^

then that he hoped the .

av,* -=oo0n w6 should n 0 ^

Mr. deAngelis is

ompany and «**«•

It no .action whap-

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tonoh with them for the purpose of consult in*^ reference to their

of this Company

as if he can do nothing b\.uc«,iou .
soever can be taken unt il^jia c
bond holders. In other wirfds

oommon interests which appear to be so effect^)
have been able to do nothing since ,

reference
ly tied up that they
It occurred and it

LAW OFFICES OF

George Henderson

PHILADELPHIA.PA.

1/25/16.

would almost seem that they could do nothing so long as a majority
in interest in the bonds refuse to move.

Hr. deAngelis is an Italian who has a large part of liis
savings invested in these bonds and you can understand that he is
not only greatly solicitous as to the future but that he sorely
feels the loss of inoome due to the default in paying the ooupons.

tie feel sure that under the foregoing oircumstanoes you
will recognize the justice and propriety of Hr. deAngelis' request
and we will thank you to aid us in securing the names and addresses
of these bond holders.

Regretting to have to bother you in the matter, I am

Very truly yours,

The Edison Portland Cement Company

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STEWART5V1LLE, N. J. January 29 , 1916 .

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Mr. Thcmas A. Ediscn,

Orange, N. J
Dear Mr. Ediscn:-

I have just returned from a trip tc
Milwaukee, and while there learned that the greatest
certainty as tc delivery cf the tube mills was due tc
the 24 steel plates, 3/4" thick / 96£" wide by 266&" long,
which are needed tc make the shells. These plates were
ordered frcm Wcrth Brcs. Cc., $f Ccateeville, Pa., and
shipment was premised this weeje. I returned heme by the
way cf Philadelphia, and get ijrtc communication with V/crth
Brcs. Cc., and find that the 2& plates have all been
shipped, and am bc advising the Allis-ChalmerB Co. today.

While in Milwaukee, I went into the
matter in detail as tc all the parts, net only with Gen.

Falk, President cf the A. C. Cc., but the heeds of the
various departments, and there is nc dcubt but what the
Allis-Chalmers Cc. have the facilities, and I believe the
inclination tc push the werk just as seen as the raw material
is received.

There is a bare possibility that the
shipment cf the first mill may be made in the early part

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cf April, and then the tube mills ehculd follow at the
rate of one every week or ten days, hut I dcuht very much
that it would he safe for us to assume the delivery of

the first mill until say about May 1st, as any unforeseen
delays can easily consume the extra month, therefore, 1
have decided^tc depend upon the delivery of these mills
t,ut to make arrangements to start up as early in April as
possible with cur present machinery, with which we can
take care of cur Pulverized Limestone business, and prob¬
ably also all the cement we will be able to sell in the
first sixty days. If everything gees well, we ought to
have the new tube mills installed in the Clinker Pine
Grinding Plant some time in June, and in the Chalk Plant
acme time in July. It is possible we may improve up these
dates, but id does not seem probable at the present writing.

I found the Allis-Chalmers Cc . very much
congested with work, and while it would have been very much
better if we had placed cur order two or three months earlier,
it is a very good thing we did not delay it any longer, as
then we would not have been able to have received promises
of deliveries earlier than six to eight months.

Yours very truly,

rj<

president--'

V/SK-RBS

The Edison Portland Cement Company

jj/R^erring tc this

Puller la right cn

N.J. February 14 , 1916 .

Ym

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lette|' cf Feb. IQth, will feay that 1/fcyiuxj.ci * =

seme feints and wi^g cn ethers. He right when he says
a gr^at many cement Companies use Fuller mills cn ccal .

He |ces net say. however, that a great many cf these com¬
panies had these Fuller\nills cn clinker and possibly seme
of |hem cn raw material, '^nd took them cut because they were
nct| satisfactory and put them"cn ccal because they had them
nndt because they gave greater satisfaction cn ccal than

in the other departments.

I He is right when he says the 33" Fuller

mill\ are cut cf date. This is the size we have, and while
I have nc direct personal knowledge cf the performance cf
the mills, I have net heard any cne, from Mr. Mason down,
whe has been satisfied with them at any time Bince they
have been installed.

Mr. Fuller may be right when he says
they have taken cut tube mills tc put in Fuller mills. He
dees net explain , however, that by tube mills he refers tc
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pebble mills. What we purpose doing is using cylpeb mills
and s 7 x 10 tube mill filled with cylpebe is an entirely
different proposition from e 5 or 6 ft . diameter by 18 to
22 ft. length tube mill using pebbles.

As we have these 7 x 10 ft. cylpeb mills
we do net think we are making any mistake. It is possible
that when we get to operating them we may find a larger
oylpeb'^at' a less number of tens may work better than the
charge we have been accustomed to use, but that is a thing
to be determined.

If it were a question of buying new
machinery for the Coal Plant, it is my opinion that combi¬
nation mills, such as we are buying for the Ghalk and Clinker,
would give far better results than the Puller mills, and it
is also my opinion that the 7 x 10 ft . mills which we intend
using will give better results than the 33" Fuller millB
which we are abandoning in place.

Yours very truly,

Hanager .

KEK-RBS

The Edison Portland Cement Company

STEWARTSVILLE, N. J. March 4, 1916.

Mr. W. H. Meadowcroft, .

Edison laboratory, „ *' 1 !

Orange, N. J. 1 (il V!

Dear Mr. Meadowcroft:-

ffe are about to get out an announce¬
ment, to be sent to the trade, notifying them as to the
resumption of manufacturing, and I have submitted the
enclosed to Mr. Edison and it has had his approval.

It would be infinitely more affective
for us if Mr. Edison would write thiB memorandum in
long-hand, and if in the next two or three days there
oomes an opportunity when he has the time to write the
note, I would appreciate it greatly if you would get it
for us. However, if he is too busy and not inclined to write
in long-hand, please have it typewritten and ask him to
sign it, and then forward it to me, unfolded, at #1133
Broadway, Hew York, so that we may get the matter in the
printer's hands.

I would suggest, if Mr. Edison writes
it, that the BUbject matter be raised about one inoh higher
You will note that the letter is not
addressed to any one, nor is it our intention to do so, as

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we thought heat to have it just the mere statement from him.
The real thing we are after is in the two last lines, as
our competitors are already oommenoing to talk, saying
that in case the Edison Company does come in. that the
nest time there is a price war, they will compelled
to drop out. and this will not he the case if the new
machinery does what is guaranteed for it.

I will appreciate any help whioh you

will give me in thie matter.

Yours very truly,

president

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(j^0 ' STEWARTSVILLE, N. J. March 14 , 1916 .

Mr. H. F. Miller. Treas.,

Edison laboratory,

Orange, 11. J.

Dear Mr. Miller

Dc net overlook sending me the April
and May Easton notes when they are signed hy Mr. Edison.

Mr. Mallory will he here sc seldom
that I dc net want them to come to me near the time the
first note is due, as I may he unahle to get hold of Mr.
Mallory to get his signature in time. I presume you knew
he intends living in New York, which means that he will
probably he here only once a week, and if pushed on
selling and other matters, may cccasicnaly drop one
of his weekly visits.

Yours very truly,

EDISON PORTLAND CEMENT CO.

Assistant Treasurer

CONCRETE FOR PERMANENCE

Idison Co.

LAW OFFICES OF

"X George Henderson

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Hr. Ehomas A. -Edison,

Orange, K. J.

Dear 3ir:-

Sometime ago I wrote asking if^ii would not be good enough
to furnish my client, Hr. Hichele de^figelis, a bond holder in the
Edison Portland Cement Co., with ^list of the names and addresses
of the bondholders. I got a refrly stating that Hr. Mallory, the
President of the Company would wall to -see me. He has never done

If you will be good oS^ough^t ^-furnish mo with this list
of names and addresses it will not be necessary for him to see me
and wo can then thank you for your kind co-operation in the matter.
Awaiting your early reply, I am

Very truly yours,

Tiiw w. - jrn

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Dear Sir:

In compliance with the suggestion contained in
your letter of Juno 3, attached to whloh was a letter from
I,Ir. W. H. Mason of the Edison Laboratories, we havo sent
to Ur. Reid Whitford, Charleston, South Carolina, literature

Further
handled by our Ur.
at Atlanta, Georgii

will not hesitate

Yoi

ROAD BUREAU
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Copy for W. S. Mallory

9-17-10-4 Juno 7, 1916

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Hr. Hold Whitford

Hoorn 402, Pooplos ffuilding

Charleston, south Carolina

Door Slri

Ihrough Hr. tv. H. Hason of tho Edison laboratories,
wo undorotand that you aro lntorootod in tho proapoot of
building some 4 miles of oonoroto road in your community.

Included in tho lltoraturo which wo aro sending
you undor ooparato oovor, you will find a oopy of tho Amorioon
Oonoroto Inotituto apoolf lcationo for oonoroto otroote. roads
and alloys. Shoos specif loatione were published at tho
rooont mooting of this body and roprooont the latoot prao-
tloo in this olaso of work.

You will find in the so opooif ioationo clauses
covering tho roooamendod mix. tho amount and typo or reln-
foroomont, tho oroeosootion of tho road and tho toot for
comont. It has boon found that q comparatively rioh mix
is required for tho auoooss of oonoroto highway. Under no
considerations should a mix of Iosb than 1 part of Portland
ooraont to 2 parts of find aggregate to 3 ports of ooarso
aggregato bo oonsiderod.

From tho oxporionoe of engineers who havo oon-
struotod oonoroto highways, it has boon shown that all high¬
ways over 20 foot in width should be reinforced and also
that whorovor roads of loss width than this aro plaood on
rooont fills or on vory poor oubgrade, it is also best to
provide roinforoomont.

It is not advisable in moot caooo to roduce tho
oross-seotlon of tho road to Iosb than 6 lnohes at tho side
and 8 inohos at the- oontor. Experience has shown that this
is tho moot economical oroso-sootion for a oonoroto highway.

As wo understand it, tho proposition involves
tearing up somo 4 miles of Belgian blook highway and crush¬
ing those blooks for uso in tho construction of tho oonoroto
road whioh is to replaoo tho Belgian blooks. Without having
any definite Information on suoh a procedure, wo would say
that wo boliovo this would bo entirely prao.tioal and ooonom-
loal in tho ond provided, of oouroo, that oaro is takon to

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Hr. Reid Whltford - no. 2

remove all of tho dirt which may huvo aooumulatod on tho
bio ole s and aleo to seo that tho road bed Is properly shaded
after removing the blocks.

She rost of tho litoraturo whiohwe are Bonding
you, while moat descriptive In oharaoter than toohnioal, will
undoubtedly glvo you somo valuable Information on this type
of oonstruction.

As you perhaps are awaro, tho purpose of this
Association is to supply tho public with reliable Information
on tho protior usos of Portland oemont. Wo have recently
opened on off loo at 1123 Hurt Building, Atlanta, Georgia, In
oharge of our Hr. W. B. Sloook. If you roquiro immodlato
assistance in tho preparation of your plans or in any othor
way, Hr. Bloook will bo only too glad to havo you oal 1 upon
him and in any event ho will • undoubtedly got in touoh with
you at an early opportunity.

Your e truly

HOAD BUREAU
By

HLG* BD

Edison Portland^Cement Company

June thirteenth
19 16

Bear Mr. Meadoworoft:

Confirming conversation of
today, I understand that Mr. Edison will^Ba ready
to leave Orange next Sunday about 9. 30^ for a trip

to Oxford, and that he will provide a maohine.

If anything unexpected should
oome up, so that he will he unable to go, will you
please telephone me on Saturday, so I may make
another arrangement which X have in mind, in oaBe
Mr. Edison cannot make the trip.

Yours

Mr. W. H. Meadoworoft, ^ ^

Edison laboratory, ^ hxtiUy

Orange, HEW JERSEY. / ‘ l .. , J j '

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Bear Mr. Meadowcroft:

Please advise Mr. Edison
that I have arranged for lunch on Sunday at a
farm house near the Oxford quarry.

I would suggest that you
aBk him whether it is advisable to telephone
this information to Mrs. Edison, as it is pos¬
sible she may prepare lunch, which will not he
necessary.

1 will leave Hew York Sun¬
day morning at 8.10, and will arrive at
Mr. Edison' 8 home about 9. IB.

Yours very truly,

">\hc'£rv'v^

President.

WSM/BC

Mr. W. H. Meadoworoft,

Edison laboratory.

Orange, HEW JERSEY.

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Boar Sir:

I teg herewith to hand you a letter from
our Mr. Soott, together with photographs, which are
self explanatory.

Will you kindly forward ub twenty (20) seta
of the fifteen (IB) photographs Tjame as herewith en¬
closed; also twenty (20)of Mr. Edison's latest photo¬
graph autograph ty Mr. Edison. Please see Mr. Me ado w-
. oroft ah put this.

Please let ub have them at the earliSBt pos¬
sible moment, hilling them to us at your lowest pos¬
sible price.

Confirmation of this order will oome from
our Stewartsville , Hew Jersey, Office.

Yours very truly,

'V'Avwo.

President.

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iEfotflon Portland (£mmt (Eo.

GEORGE S. BARTLETT

2d Vice-Pre.ld«nl

St. 3)imiffl Intlbing

1133 IBroa&iuog

NEW YORK
June sixteenth
19 16

Mr. Mallory:

The photographs of Mr. Edison's
characteristic actions,, and positions, are
indeed interesting, and to wish you wouia
kindly seoure twenty (20) unmounted prints,
as per copies enclosed.

You will also recall, to want
twenty (20) of Mr. Edison's latest photo¬
graph autographed by Mr. Edison. These,
aB you know, are to he mounted in our
salesmen's potof olios.

Would also like one (1) or two
(2) photographs showing the entire group
of reinforoed oonorete buildings at the
Orange works.

HMS/BO

“Concrete for Permenance"

Stye lE&taott -jpcrtlanb Cement €o.

St. 3Jumru Builbimj

GEORGES. BARTLETT^ ^ U33fmii>UWg

NEW YORK June 16, 1916

Mr. Mallory:

iVe are soliciting Mason & Hanger of 62 Yanderbilt
Avenue, Hew York City, who have contract for section
four (4) Brooklyn Suhway, requiring approximately
fA-ffrj' l.iiuwana ^0,000) barrels of cement.

/<S~Oj 000

Our Mr. Jones has suggested, that Mr. Mason,
formerly with the EDISOH BORTLAHD CEJEHT COMPAHY , can
be of considerable assistance to us, and as you are
familiar with Mr. Mason's connections with this Firm,
we will appreciate any help that you can give us.

The oement contract will be placed .sometime
during the next two weeks, and if Mr. Mason can be of
assistance to us, X would suggest a joint visit by
himself, Mr. i/etzler and Mr. Jones.

Yours very truly,

HMS/VCH

Concrete for Permanence"

June twenty-third
19 16

Dear Mr. Meadoweroft:

Yesterday afternoon,

Mr. Edison stated that he would make the trip
to Oxford, Hew Jersey, on Sunday, providing he
felt able, and I will appreciate it if you will
ask him Saturday monring whether or not he will
make the trip, and if so, what time he would’
like to leave his home,

®he reason I want to know

CONCRETE FOR PERMANENCE"

EDISON PORTLAND CEMENT CO.

1X33 BROADWAY

EDISON SALESMEN;

,'uno Twenty- fourth
L 5 1 6

KEEK-END LETTER #18.

The strained reletions which have developed
during the past week with Mexico are, of course, filling the
newspapers and causing every one to wonder what will really
he the outcome. At this writing no definite action other
than a mobilization of the National Ouard and a concentration
of our regular army on the border has been done by this
country.

Every citizen of the United States, of course,
greatly regrets the difficulty in which we find ourselves and
can only hope that some way will be discovered, which will
prevent any further clash of arms.

As affecting general business conditions,
tfoubles of this character never do any good; yet the dis¬
turbance has extended over such a long period that, with the
exception of those businesses directly interested, we believe
no immediate change will be noted. Most people have long
anticipated the present condition. In visiting customers,
don't talk war - talk business.

SHIPMENTS

\'!e have but one week of this month left in
which we are hoping a great improvement will be made in our
shipments. The constant rains have undoubtedly held up much
construction work and delayed shipping instructions. Howe\e»
v/e believe all our competitors are being affected just as
seriously as ourselves, so no one should lose heart The

weather breaks even - what we lose in Juhe we will pick up in
September.

NOTABLE SALES

As a bit of encouragement, we submit the follow¬
ing list of contracts recently secured for EDISON:-

5,400 barrels

3.750 "

5,800 "

3,000 "

1.750 "

7,000 "

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Massachusettc State Highway
U. S. Navy Department
New York State Hoad #5601
Concrete Sewer
General Electric Company
Reinforced Concrete Ohimr.eyc

Vest Pittsfield. Mass.
Brooklyn, New York.
Saugerties, New York.
Philadelphia, Pa.

Erie, Ea.

Havana, Cuba,

WHITE PORTLAND CEMENT

We have put in a stock of Medusa White
Portland Cement to be included in any quantities with our
regular shipments of EDISON. This will be m .Medusa bags.

Attached please find supplement covering
price to be applied in quoting on this material.

We also attach a card which I wish you
would put in your order book, so that in writing an, crdor
you will always remember to mention white Cement. We
believe some of. our competitors have secured considerable
business through their ability to offer small amounts of
White Cement, and we can now; offer 'che same service.

EXPORT DEPARTMENT

Mr. Morris entertained Mr. Robort Schuler
from Buenos Aires, Argentine Republic, at our mills at
New Village last Wednesday. The fame of XEISCN OEIEjNT is
truely spreading, as we had been recommended to Mr. Schuler,
by one of the large Southern Banking Eirmc.

PERSONALS

It is with much pleasure we announce the
appointment of Mr. r. L. Hassenplug as Advertising Manager.
You will shortly hear direct from Mr. Hassenplug of some of
the plans which we are working on. We ask your full co¬
operation with him.

Hr. Harry R. Kelly will represent our company in Delaware
and Maryland territories.

Mr. V/. D. E. Rayburn will cover Western vaunryivunia for
3D 1 3011. Mr. Rayburn is another western man. having just
left the employ of the Marquette Manufacturing Company.

TES DAPH 0? SK3 H3W DAY

Attached you will find another "Man
Message". While it deals in generalities, there .is much
which we can apply to our business and our wcr!:.

Enclosures.

Edison Portland Cement^ompany

June twenty-sixth
19 1 6.

Mr. Hamilton Musk,

Thomas A. Edison Ino.,

Orange, 1IE7 JERSEY.

Hear Sir:

Replying to yours of June 22nd,
asking for information as to our various com¬
panies; I note that Ur. Horne has already sent
you the information relative to all of our
several companies, excepting the Hew York Con¬
centrating WorkB and the Ogden Iron Company.-
®he information you desire relative
to these companies oan he obtained from
Mr. H. E. Miller.

Yours very truly,

V.-SM/BC

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1138 BROADWAY

June 28, 1916

Mr. W.H. Mason,

Edison laboratory,
Orange, H.J.

Dear Mr. Mason:

I axn attaching as a matter of Information, copy
of letter written Messrs. Mason & Hanger, having reference
to our visit at their office today.

1 will keep you advised of developments, and if we
again need that little extra "punch" to put this over,

I will take the liberty of phoning you. In any event, I
will most certainly keep you advised of developments, and
hope to be able to write you in the course of the next
few days, that, we have succeeded in closing for at least
the 7600 barrels required this year.

Yours very truly.

RAW/VCH

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June 28, 1916

Tuners. Maaon & Hanger,

MeS8r52 TSa«rMlt Avenue,

•Snoetelyn, Mew lork.

Gentlemen:

Mr. Mason ana ’ th° Swing

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BAiV/VOH

District Salas Manager.

Edison Portl a n Cement Company

July seventh
19 16

Mr. Louis Iiueder,

Edison Laboratory,

Orange, MEW JERSEY.

Hear Sir:

Replying to yours of the 6th r I beg liere-

VJuv.J**r

with to hand you twelve (12) photographs showing
Mr. Edison in characteristic poses, which I would
like to have duplicated.

In the former set of photographs there
/ was one showing Mr. Edison listening to the latest
/ Disc Machine, which can be used in contrasting the
| differenoe between the first tinfoil machine. I
\ would like to have this photograph added to the set.
\ I would also like to have included in the set the
\photograph of Mr. Edison’s time-card.

If you have any other characteristic
photographs, please send them to me, as I would
like to get about sixteen or twenty for each set.

Will you kindly hurry through these prints
as early as possible, as we need them to deliver to
our salesmen.

The photograph of Mr. Edison seated in the

“ CONCRETE FOR PERMANENCE "

Mr. Louis Lueder - #2 - - 7 ’ 1916*

ohair is the one I desire. I am alsa returning this
photograph to you.

Understand, we want twenty (SO) sets, for
which I have already sent a formal order to

Yours very truly,

Presiden

V/SM/BC

Edison Portland Cement Company

July tenth
1; 9 1 6

Bear Mr. Eaison:

I called this morning on Mr, Ehomas
K. Murray, 64 Wall Street, relative to the cement
which is to he used in the large office huilding to
he huild by the Brooklyn-Edison Company.

Mr. Murray was very pleasant, and said
that when the contract was placed, he would tell the
contractor, everything else being equal, he would pro-
fer the use of EDISON CEMENT.

Mr. Murray wish to he remembered
particularly to you.

yours very

WSM/BO

Mr. Thomas A. Edison,

Edison laboratory.

Orange, NEW JERSEY.

“ CONCRETE FOR PERMANENCE "

Dear Mr. Hdison:

V/e have had the first tube mill of the
clinker fine grinder in operation part of the time for
the last t.7/0 or three days, making adjustments and slow¬
ly increasing the load.

Yesterday we had a charge of about
70,000 pounds (full charge is 90,000 pounds), and as
near as we could estimate, we wore obtaining about 70
barrels per hour, having a fineness of some 85 to 90$
through 200 mesh.

last night we started up the seoond tube
mills which was loaded about 75$ of its maximum load,
and the clinker fine grinding engine started both mills
from a state of rest, without any trouble, so it looks
as if tho power problem on the tube mills will nou be
serious.

It is our intention to run about 82 to
84$ through 200 mesh, end it looks now as if we would
be quite sure of the 75 barrels per hour, on which we
calculated, from each mill, just as soon as we are
able to make formal adjustment.

" CONCRETE FOR PERMANENCE "

Mr. Edison - - #R - - - July 11, 1916.

An Allis-Cha liners expert is in charge of
the test, and will continue viith us until we have
the mill down to a fine point.

Yours very truly,

wsm/bc

Mr. Thomas A. Edison,

Edison laboratory,

Orange, HEY,' JESSE Y.

■\

Mr. H. P. Miller:

July 13th. 1916 • ^

V . w

I attach herewith some letters and an order for

photographs from the Cement Company. Originally the order
for the photographs was sent to Mr. Emery, hut he thinks that
we had better handle this right direct from the laboratory.

Will you please, therefore, give Hr. Duder of
our Photographic .Department an order for 20 sets of photographs
of to. Edison in characteristic poses, as sleeoted by Mr.

Mallory. Please bear in mind that this order is to be for

20 sets of 15 photographs each, unmounted.

As to the other item of the Cement Company’s order,

namely, 20 photographs of Mr. Bdieanwith his autograph, please

do not take any notioe of this at this time.

/j'' When these photographs are ready they cai

kj the Edison Portland Cement Company, 1133 Broadway,
v; 'City, and charged to the Cement Company.

H, MEADOW CROP T.

l be sent to
Mew York

INTER. DEPARTMENTAL MEMORANDA. Form 1101

File Subject Date 7/l4/l6

Thomas A. Edison. _

Orange, N. J.

_ ; _ Our cement bags which hay a, been out or torn

and which have been Bewed up tare when/Subjected to Btraine and

we are sewing on patches to re-enfopce the Bewed parts whlnh_la _

very slow process. Can yqh sugges't any kind of glue which will

enable us to glue piooes of cloth or other material which win . .

hold? Please answer by telegraph aB our phone 1b out of com-

•&£cfU«

The Edison Portland Cement Co.

lalraan of Board Tdoyrapk. Freijht rad PaMrajer Slalion, NEW VILLAGE, N. J. nm.AOm.tMU»!'pA

l.o. address. STEWARTSV1LLE, N. J.

I July 14th 1916.

Mr. l!ai^ T?. Miller, Treasurer,,
Orange, U. J.

Dear Sir:-

At Mr. Mallory’s request I am sending
you under separate cover (yesterday) a green type¬
writer ribbon to be used on the collateral notes.

Your3 very truly,

THE KDISOH P0HTLA1TD CEMEIIT COMPAKY.

Secretary.

\7EH.R.

Edison Portland Cement Company

July eighteenth
19 16

Hr. w. II. Mason,

HtUscn laboratory.

Orange, iliOVi JEfiSBY.

Dear Sir:

Please note the attached letter
from Mr.( Fred Bachmann relative to the claims
allowed on the Jiggi ng machine.

Have you any suggestions to make?

Mr. Bates and the treasurer of this
Company are coming to Kew York to discuss the
matter with us about July £5th.

Please return papers with your reply.

Yours very truly.

'Nv/V^TV'v'~- oJUUrrV

president. / \

WSM/BC V - '

P. S. Mrs. Mallory and Margaret are both away
and if X v/ere to get an invitation for dinner

some time in the neict ten days, I shall be
very strongly inclined to accept it.

" CONCRETE FOR PERMANENCE ”

Edison Portland^Cement Company

Dear «Ii'. ilea dower oft:

Some time since, we ordered from
iir. Looder twenty- i ZC) photographs of iir. aid Is on,

)y v/hich ere to he autographed, and X requested Lir. Loeder
jfavr ***'' tc- deliver those photographs to you, so you could get
frvl- ar. JSdieon to put hia autograph or. then.

At fiSli 1 .I/, _ Xou understand that each of those

photographs will he put in a portfolio whien ve aro

J preparing for our sal semen.

when Iir. Edison autographs these,
(J t if quite agreeable to him, I wish he would write the
/7/^e Ehomae in full.

Oy "s ™ havs recoived a11 the °ther

fi n,.L^c/f Material, for the portfolio, I will appreciate it if yoi

/ill hurry thorn along for •
Yours

“ CONCRETE FOR PERMANENCE"

July 21st. 1916.

to. W. S. Mallory, President,

She Edison Portland Cement Company,
1133 Broadway,

Hew York City.

Boar Sir:

I have received your letter of the 18th instant,
and enclosed letter from to* Bachman. 1 am not satisfeid
with the claims which have boon allowed on this patent and
have had a long discussion with to. Bachman today on the sub*
•jeot, and he feels aB I do that with a proper argument bo-
foro the examiners we con get, in all probability, more and
broader claims than were allowed and ho is to proceed along
these linos.

Mrs. MaBon and tho children are also away and I
am keeping bachelor's hall at my homo. X am afraid that you
would not bo treated to a very good dinner if you would come
out now, nevertheless I shall bo very glad to soo you if you
oan come out and spend the night any day, just phoning me so
as to be sure that I am home, and will promise to fill you up
on something. I expect to go to Easton Saturday night for
over Sunday.

With best regards,

Yours very truly.

P.S. I return herewith the papers whioh were enclosed with
your letter.

Edison Portland^Cement Company

july twenty-fourth
19 16

My dear Mason:

I am in receipt of yours of the 2lBt,
and I note that you have had a long discussion with
Mr. Baohmann. I have written him eb per carbon copy

herewith enclosed.

I note that you also are a Bummer
bachelor, and frankly, I would much prefer to delay
my visit until Mrs. Mason and the children have re¬
turned, for two reasons - first, I would prefer meet¬
ing Mrs. Mason and the children, as I do not have the
opportunity of seeing them as often as I do you, and
second, which is equally important, X know that when
Mrs. Mason is home, I will have a better dinner, so
that we will delay the trip until after they return.

wsm/bo

ENCIOSl

Yours very truly,

Eresident. / \

Mr. W. H. Mason,
Edison laboratory.
Orange, MEW JERSEY.

“ CONCRETE FOR PERMANENCE"

c

0

p

Y

July twenty-fourt®
19 1 6

Dear Mr. Bachman n:

Mr. Mason has written me relative to
ljift discussion with you on the subject of the claims
whioh have been allowed on the jigging machine, and I
understand that you will make argument before the ex¬
aminer for more and broader claims.

• I will appreciate it if you will push
this work as rapidly as possible, as we are now about to
conclude negotiations which, I believe, will be of advan-
take to us in the introduction of the device among manu¬
facturers who use barrels for containers.

I will also appreciate it if you will
keep me advised from time to time as to what progress you
are making, as I oan use thiB information to good advan¬
tage with the people with whom we are having the negotiations.

Yours very truly,

W8M/B0

Mr. Prederiok Baohmann,
Thomas A. Edison, Inc. ,
Orange, HEW JEHSEY.

President,

Edison Portland Cement Company

August s a o o n 4
19X6.

Dear Mr. Mas ora:

1 am in receipt of your two letters of
the 29th, relative to the Bates contract, ana thank you
for the suggestions.

Relative to the royalty, you will remember
that I have alreaay talkea over this with you, ana we
agreea that if Bates wouia unaertake all the expense in
connection with the experimental work in combining the
two machines, ana all the introductory work, that we wouia
be satisfied with the royalty stated. However, I am
asking him what royalty he expects to charge per barrel.

As to your comments about the tongue and
groove barrel, wouia state that we are still having trouble,
and will have trouble for some time to come, in getting the
export customers to discard the tongue and groove barrel,
and I doubt very muoh that this can be done for some time,
so far as the other companies are concerned, as the buyer
has been eduoated up to the point of where he demands the
tongue and groove package, so that when Bates starts ne¬
gotiations with the other companies, his oapital will be
the Baving on the cost of the stock of our barrel, and the
better shipping package, against which will be the extra

" CONCRETE FOR PERMANENCE "

Mr. W. H. Maaon - - #2 - - - Augdst 2. 1916.

cost of the packing by this raethoa.

later on, when the other Cement Companies are
convinced by actual experience that the tongue and groove
package is not necessary. Bates then may be able to get
them to disoara it. 1 am sure this is correct, based
on my talk with a number of them.

I am writing Ur. Bachman, as per oarbon copy
enclosed, and as soon as I hear from him, I will send
you a copy of the letter 1 write Ur. 3ates.

Yours very truly.

President. (J)

wsu/bc

Ur. W. H. Mason,
Edison Laboratory,
Orange, lIBiT JERSEY.

August a e o o n d
19 16

Ur. Erederiok Buohmann,

Thonma A. Edison Ino.,

Orange, MEW JERSEY

Dear Sir:

I teg herewith to hand you a copy of e, contract
whioh has hoen submitted to us by the BateB Valve Bag Com¬
pany, together with a letter from Hr. Mason, in whioh ho
makes some suggestions; also a carbon copy of my reply to
Mr* Mason, and I will appreciate it vary much if you will
write me as to any other suggestions whioh ooour to you,
whioh should go in this oontraot.

If you will send me the suggestions in proper
form, I will then BUbmit them to the Bates Coiqpany, and
as soon as X hear from them, we oan arrange to have the
oontraot put in proper form.

I will appreciate it if you will give this
matter prompt attention, ad bbth the Bates people and
ourselves are dost anxious to have the experimental work
get underway at the earliest possible moment, so as to

August Beventh
1 ,9 1 6

Dear Mr. Lueder: |

We are to have a Bales meeting In the
meeting room at the Photograph Office on Saturday next,
August ISth. We will have about thirty- b lx ^ 36) to
forty (40 ) people in our party, and X am most anxious
to obtain a photograph of Mr. Edison with the heads of
our Departments and our sales foroe.

I would suggest an outdoor photograph,
and wlBh you would arrange as to the details.

In oase it is not convenient for you to
bo at the Works on Saturday, will you kindly make the neces¬
sary arrangements with some one else to take the photograph,
as this photograph is one of the essential parts of our
advertising oampaign, and will be used in connection with
the photographs which you send us some t ime since.

Will you kindly acknowledge receipt of
this letter, so that I may know you have reoeived it?

I would suggest that you arrange to take
the photograph, say about IS. 30 noon.

yours very truly,

Mr. lewis lueder, President,

Edison laboratory,

Orange,

HEW JERSEY.

Dear Harry:

In oase lueder is away - will you kindly make
the necessaryvarrangements as above.

.•-Ugust 8th. 192.6.

Ur. 1. . . Ziallory, Prosidnnt,

2i;o i'.O.loon Portland Comont Company,

1185 Broadway,

Hew York City.

Boar hr. ilallory :

I iiave received your ottors of tko second and sovonth, and.
havo dolayod answering thorn on account of being in Johnstown last v/oek.

If the Bates Company expect to charge a royalty of about ono-
half cent, I think a royalty of a mill for 500,000 and o no and ono-half
mills for over that amount ic vory fair. In ray letter I think I said
that v.o ohdiaa have ono-fifth of tho royalty they receive. I thought,
howovor, it was worth Philo letting, t-.-o ; know tho possibilitioe of
tho mi. ehino , and I am pcrfoetly satisfied to mako tho contract along
the linos you havo outlined, ore opt that it does soom to mo they should
guarantee tho minimum royalty and at any time this minimum was not paid
durinr tho life of tho 'patent, we should ha.vo the right to cancel tho
agroomont.

i,Ir. Bachman askod mo to go over this contract pith him yootor-
aay, phich I did, and I believe ho cxpoctc to . incorporate something of the
kind.

i am just leaving for Silvor lake and have askod iVu&olph to
sign tills lottor for ms.

V.ishing you success, I remain.

Yours vory truly,

/ - - l \

August ninth
19 16

In aooordanoo with suggestion made at our Sales
Conference, you will fine enolOBed hook entitled - "Con¬
crete Eaots about Oonorete Roada", bb published by the
Portland Cement Association, which gives in a oonoise
fashion a few of the many virtues of CONCRETE ROAB3.

^ You wni aiso find enclosed copy of Senate Bill
#126, introduced by Mr. Eagan on Maroh 13th, with refer¬
ence to improvement of New Jersey Highways with hard
service roads, and bond issue to cover such improvements*

This bill is to be voted on at the next general
eleotion in New Jersey on November 7th.

The New York Herald of July 30th published some
interesting figures showing the growing oostbof road mainte¬
nance in New Jersey, stating in thie connection that the
New Jersey State Chamber of Commerce is about to oonduot an
investigation to find out why maintenance expenditures have
grown annually from $648,488 in 1907 to $4,161,846 in 1916,-''
About $36,000,000 has been spent on New Jersey roads during
the paBt eight years and the state Chamber of Commerce is
of the opinion that "it is high time that we look into^this
matter of New Jersey's roads and bring about a condition
where a dollar's worth of expenditure will bring a ^dollar' s
worth of road Bervioe. *

Doubtless you have seen the press accounts on
Mr, Edison's position in oonneotion with this ball*

If there is any further inf ormationfwhioh you
would like -to have, we should be very glad t/ enliAten
you on the subjeot. r

HMS/BO

“ CONCRETE FOR PERMAl

[ATT ACHM ENT/ENCLOSURE]

SUBSTITUTE FOR

SENATE, No. 126

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

INTRODUCED MARCH 13, 1916.

By Mr. EGAN. *

An Act creating a Highway Commission and to provide for the construction, recon¬
struction and improvement of certain State highways, providing for the payment
of the cost thereof from the proceeds of the sale of bonds to be issued by the State
to an amount of seven million dollars, and providing for the payment of the prin¬
cipal and interest of said bonds from the motor vehicle license fees, registration
fees, fines and penalties.

t BE IT enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

t !. A commission is hereby created to be known as the Highway Commission,

2 which commission shall consist of the Governor, the President of the Senate, the

3 Speaker of the House of Assembly, the State Road Commissioner, and the chair-

4 man of the Committee on Highways of the Senate and the chairman of the Com-

5 mittee on Highways of the House of Assembly of the Legislature of one thousand

6 nine hundred and sixteen. As soon as possible after the passage of this act the

7 Highway Commission shall plan and lay out routes for State Highways, as follows :

S Route No. 1. From Elizabeth to Trenton, by way of Rahway, Metuchen,

9 New Brunswick and Hightstown.

10 ' Route No. 2. From Trenton to Can-den, by way of Bordentown, Fieldsboro,

11 Roebling and Burlington.

12 Route No. 3. From Camden, to Absecon, by way of Berlin and Hammonton.

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

13 Route No. 4. From a point on Route No. 1, in or near Rahway to Absecon,

14 by way of Perth Amboy, Keyport, Middletown, Red Bank, Long Branch, Asbury

15 Park, Point Pleasant, Lakewood, Toms River, Tuckerton and New Gretna.

16 Route No. 5. From Newark to the bridge crossing the Delaware river about

17 two miles above Delaware, by way of Morristown, Dover, Netcong, Budd’s Lake,
iS I-Iackcttstown, Buttsville and Delaware.

19 Route No. 6. From Camden to Bridgeton, by way of Woodbury and Mullica

20 Hill.

21 Route No. 7. From Hightstown to Asbury Park, by way of Freehold, Jersey-

22 ville and Hamilton.

23 Route No. 8. From Montclair to State line at Unionville, by way of Singac,

24 Wayne, Pompton Plains, Butler, New Foundland, Stockholm, Franklin Furnace

25 and Sussex.

26 Route No. 9. Front Elizabeth to Phillipsburg, by way of Westfield, Plain-

27 field, Bound Brook, Somerville, White House, Clinton, West Portal and Bloorns-

28 bury.

29 Route No. 10. From Paterson to Fort Lee Ferry, by way • of Dundee Lake

30 and Hackensack.

31 Route No. 11. From Newark to Paterson, by way of Belleville, Bloomfield,

32 Nutlcv and Passaic.

33 Route No. 12. Paterson to Phillipsburg, by way of Little Falls, Pine Brook,

34 Parsippany, Denvillc, thence over Route No. 5 to Budd Lake, thence to Washing-

35 ton and Broadway.

36 Route No. 13. New Brunswick to Trenton, by way of Kingston, Princeton

37 and LawrenCeville.

1 2. Said routes shall be as short and direct as practicable between the points

2 specified, due regard being had for the other requirements of this act. Existing high-

3 ways may be made use of wherever it is convenient to do so, but the opening of

4 new roads over rights of way to be acquired may be provided for wherever, in the

5 opinion of the commission, it is desirable to do so for the purpose of obtaining a

6 shorter route, eliminating sharp turns or corners or railroad crossings, reducing or

7 eliminating grades, or for any other reason. The built-up and business portions of

8 cities or towns shall be avoided wherever it is practicable to do so without ma-

9 terially lengthening the route.

1 3 As soon as said routes have been planned and determined upon the

2 Highway Commission shall proceed in the manner now or hereafter provided by

3 law to take over as State highways the streets, roads and highways, or parts

4 thereof, covered by the routes as planned, and to acquire any necessary rights and

5 easements for such parts of said routes as are to be constructed over new rights

6 of way, and for the widening of any streets, roads or highways taken over, wher-

7 ever .such widening is necessary. As soon as any part of a route has been so taken

8 over and any necessary rights and easements acquired, the Commissioner of Public

9 Roads shall proceed to so construct, reconstruct or widen and improve the same as

10 to place it in good condition and cause it to conform to the provisions of this act,

11 and any other law of this State relating to State highways, so far as the same

12 does not conflict with this act; except, however, such parts of each route as are

13 already so improved and paved at the time they become State highways.

14 If at the time when it is proposed to take over any road or highway, the

15 improvement thereof, or any part thereof, shall have been contracted for, but not

16 completed, by the board or body controlling the same, the further operation of this

17 act with respect to such highway or part thereof, shall be suspended until the com-

18 pletion of such improvement. If when any road or highway is taken over by the

19 State under this act any county shall have reconstructed or made any extraordinary

20 repairs upon the same, or any part thereof, under a contract or contracts entered

21 into after the first day of March, one thousand nine hundred and sixteen, the Com-

22 missioner of Public Roads or Highway Commission shall first set aside

23 from the sale of the State highway bonds herein provided for a sufficient sum of

24 money to reimburse such county for all money expended by it on such extraordinary

25 repairs or construction, whether the moneys so expended were raised by the issue

26 of bonds or otherwise, exclusive, however, of all moneys which may have been

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

27 received by such county in the form of State aid, and expended as part of the

28 cost of such extraordinary repairs or reconstruction ; and for the purpose of deter-

29 mining the amount of money expended by any such county as aforesaid, the county

30 engineer shall prepare and file with the Commissioner of Public Roads or the

31 Highway Commission an estimate of the moneys so expended by such

32 county, which estimate shall be verified by the county engineer, and shall be accepted

33 as fixing the amount so expended by such county, subject to tiie approval of the

34 State Road Commissioner; provided, the extraordinary repairs or reconstruction

35 have been made in accord with the provisions of this act,

1 4. The State highways herein provided for shall be paved with granite, asphalt

2 or wood blocks, brick, concrete, bituminous concrete, asphalt or other pavement

3 having a hard surface and of a durable character. In all cases the width of the

4 pavement shall be at least eighteen feet and the total width of the roadway shall
3 be at least thirty feet. All sharp turns and angles and railroad grade crossings

6 shall, be eliminated wherever practicable. Wherever practicable grades shall be

7 reduced to less than five per centum.

1 5. The cost of constructing, reconstructing, widening and improving, and of

2 acquiring any rights and easements for the State highways provided for in this

3 act shall be paid from the proceeds of the sale of bonds of the State to be issued

4 as hereinafter provided, to be known as “State Highway Bonds.” Said bonds shall

5 be signed in the name of the State by the Governor, and the great seal of the State

6 shall be affixed thereto and attested by the Secretary of State, and each of the bonds

7 shall be countersigned by the Comptroller of the State of New Jersey. They shall

8 be' either registered or coupon bonds and shall bear interest at the rate of four per

9 centum a year, payable semiannually, and shall be issued in denominations of not
:o more than one thousand dollars, nor less than one hundred dollars, all as the

1 1 Highway Commission shall direct. They shall he sold from time to time as the

12 money is required for the payment of the cost of said highways. Whenever re-

13 quested so to do by the Highway Commission, the State House Com-

14 mission shall sell such amount of said bonds, as said request calls for, to the highest

5

15 bidder or bidders at public sale after due advertisement by publication once a week for

16 two weeks in two or more newspapers published in this State ; provided, however,

17 that none of said boiids shall be sold for less than the par value thereof. The State

18 Treasurer shall hold the proceeds of said sales for the purpose of paying the cost

19 of said State highways therefrom. The total amount of bonds issued under this

20 act shall be die sum of seven million dollars. All of the bonds hercih provided for
31 shall bear date on the same day, and the first five hundred thousand dollars, par

22 value, of die bonds sold shall be payable one year from date, the second five hun-

23 dred thousand dollars two years front date, and so on, so that five hundred thou-

24 sand dollars, par value, of said bonds shall come due in each year until all arc paid.

25 The interest on the bonds issued under this act and the principal of said bonds com-

26 ing due each year, shall be paid out of the moneys received from motor vehicle

27 registration fees, license fees, fines and penalties, and a sufficient amount shall be

28 deducted and reserved therefrom each year for the purpose of paying said interest

29 and principal before any other payments; except the expenses of the Motor Vehicle

30 Department, are made frbm said motor vehicle moneys; and if the sums derived

31 from the. sources aforementioned be hot sufficient to pay the principal and interest

32 of said bonds or any of them, as they severally fall due, then the deficiency shall be

33 paid out of the first moneys received into the State fund of this State.

, 6. The provisions of this act shall not lake effect unless tiie act shall at a gen-

2 era! election be submitted to the people and receive the sanction of a majority of

3 all the votes cast for and against it at shell election.

j ' 7. it. shall be the duty of the Seefillary of State to arrange, in accordance

2 with the statutes of the State in such cast made Khd provided, for the submission

3 Of this act to the vote of the people of the State at the next general election for

4 members of the General Assembly, of which submission the same notice shall be

5 given as is required by law to be given of said general election, and the people of

6 the State may at such election decide upon the acceptance or rejection of this act

7 in the following manner:

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8 There shall be printed on each official ballot underneath .the names of the can-

9 didates the following:

10 If you favor the proposition written below, make an X mark in the square

1 1 opposite the word “Yes.”

12 If you are opposed thereto make an X mark in the square opposite the word

Yes.

Shall the act entitled “An act creating
a highway commission and to provide for
the construction, reconstruction and improve¬
ment of certain State highways, providing for
the payment of the cost thereof from the pro-

No.

State to an amount of seven million dollars,
and providing for the payment of the prin¬
cipal and interest of said bonds from the motor
vehicle license fees, registration fees, fines and
penalties,” be adopted?

1 8. The said ballots so cast for or against this act shall be countcd'and the result

2 thereof returned by the election officers and a canvass of such election had in the same

3 manner as is now provided for by law in the case of the election of a Governor,

4 and the acceptance or rejection of this act so determined shall be declared in the

5 same manner as the result of an election for a Governor, and if there shall be a

6 majority of all the votes cast for and against it at such election in favor of the

7 acceptance of this act, this act shall take effect on the first day of January, ninc-

8 teen hundred and seventeen.

1 9. Wherever in this act the Highway Commission or .the Commissioner of

2 Public Roads or the State Road Commissioner is referred to, said expressions shall

3 be held to mean and include any board, body or official who may succeed or exercise

4 powers similar to said Highway Commission or said Commissioner of Public

5 Roads.

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

Concrete

FACTS

c_/lbout

Concrete

Roads

** Concrete for Permanence”

Publi.t.d by

PORTLAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION

III WEST WASHINGTON STREET

CHICAGO

April. 1916

The Edison Portland Cement Company

STEWARTSVILLE, N. J. Aug. 10^1^)^ .y,/

Ur. W. S. liallory, Pres., v '<**r ^

Edison Portland Cement Co.,

New York City, ft. Y. v ^

Dear Sir:

'He are making very good progress on^*' ^

glue patching the cement bags, having now in-
creased to 8,000 daily; the National Bag Com-
pany having eighteen men employed. The fol- V ,

lowing is

/y w

Si?

a record of patching to date:-

Aug. 3 . 2000

n 4 . 2900

M 5 . 3050

» 6 3250

ii 7 6100

n 8 . 000

n 9 . 6000

I find that we have to throw out quite
a number of bags as worthless, as the cloth is so
deteriorated that you can simply tear the bag
double thickness with your hands.

Your ^ery_truly ,/

_

ES0:RCS

/

CONCRETE FOR PERMANENCE

Edison Portland^Cement Company

August fourteenth
1 9 1

Mr. W. H. Mason,
Edison Lahoratory,
Orange, NEW JERSEY.

The Mason and Hanger contract for subway
construction in Brooklyn, with which you are
familiar, has assumed a definite angle, and they
expect to buy tomorrow or Wednesday.

We have an appointment with them for three
o'olook tomorrow, and at thiB time X am advised of
a ten cent (It#) lower prioe by some of our competi¬
tors.

If you can possibly make it, would like
very muoh for you to be with us tomorrow afternoon,
when we see them.

Will you kindly telephone me tomorrow
morning upon receipt of this letter?

“ CONCRETE FOR PERMANENCE"

Edison Portland Cement Company

r'

August twenty-third

v^*^9 1 6

^14/

Mr. Harry F. Miller,

Edison laboratory,

Orange , I JEW JERSEY.

Dear Sir: /

This will confirm our telephone conversation
of this afternoon, and is to advise that the general
Eleotric Company {sprague Eleotrio Works) have awarded

. 1 j. v; Ferguson, Company of Paterson,

r building at Bloomfield, Hew Jersey,

- thirty-five thousand (35,000) barrels

u explained, some few days ago Hr. Mallory
to question of General Electric Company business
Edison, who, I believe, has been in touch with
- "3, officials.

,0e which we now have would indicate that
L\ General Manager of the Sprague Eleotrio
ooffloaBTr-nrv-^est 34th Street, Hew York City, will
probably have the last say in the matter, and X wonder¬
ed if you, or any of our people ,who knew Mr. Durland _
personally could speak a word to him in behalf of aDISOH
PORTLABD CEMEHT.

The contract would be a most attraotiveonefor
us netting One and 10/100. Dollars ($1.10) mill, provid¬
ing good shipments during the late fall and winter months.

We shall certainly appreciate any assistance
which you can give us.

With best regards, I am,

HMS/BC

Edison Portland Cement Company

October twenty-fifth
1 9 1 C

I.Iy de-ar Harry:

Heplying tc .yours of the 21st, asking
v/l-y it was necessary to buy new tags frorr i the Hiege!
3aol: Company, for which wc- recently settled by part

check and the balance by note which wr. Edison en¬
dorsed; beg to state th-t on account- of the condition
of the bags, in making Hew York deliveries so many of
the bags broke when being handled on the lighters , we
found it necessary to use new bags for this purpose.

It was, therefore, necessary for us to
buy one hundred thousand (100,000) bags, although we
did not want to do so.

Ilease also advise Ur. Edison that we

• have purchased five hundred thousand (500,000) tegs
for 1917 delivery from the Kiegol Company at about
(Twelve Dollars (&2.00) per thousand under the market
price as it is today, with the prospect of the price
going still higher.

Yours very truly,

’■'S/V'fervV'-eJU, ar

WSM/BC

President.

Mr.. Harry S’. Miller,

Orange-. HEV/ JIISEY.

£ ’ “CONCRETE FOR PERMANENCE"

Hovombor 14,1916.

lir. Vi. 6. Vial lory,

1133 Broadway,

' Bow York, II. Y.

Hy dear Hr. Hallo ry:

I just got your letter In regard to
tho coal situation, but rogrot Tory much that tho spot
coal has takon all tho' volvot out of tho present good
prices for cement.. < In regard to burning anthrapito coal,
I carried on those experiments myself and with it ran
tho kilns with, a mixturo of 70% anthracite o and 30/1 soft
coal. Ehis was quite unsatisfactory and we could not
burn the clinkors regularly and thoroughly, but we oper¬
ated this way for about two days, ff I. remember, but it
was very difficult to hoop tho flame in the coal ond of
tho kiln and it had a.tondoncy to draw back toward tho
stack and apparently Bomo of tho codl was unburnt on ac¬
count of bo ing mixed into tho carbon dioxido gas and tho
clinkers whowod an unhealthy appoaraneo as if it contained
considerable sulphur, and therefore wo were afraid to con¬
tinue with this high mixturo. V/o then wont to a fifty-
fifty mix and got fairly, good results, but it was difii-
- cult to got tho operators to handle the flames prpporly
and then wo started to burn a 33 hard coal and- 67;- soft
coal. Por a short while they had trouble with tkiB, but.
af^tor two or throe weeks ,wo got very much better rosults
thon we did with tho straight soft coal, . both in larger
.outputs and loss coal rings and other similar troublos.

I believe thore will bo no sorious trouble with
your present equipment in burning a fifty-fifty mix. Of
ooufso, it is necessary to have tho coal just as fine and
dry as possiblo and tho only othor roquirnont is that you
uso somo type of spreader so aB to break up the coal 'im¬
mediately upon its entoring the kiln 'so us to get quick
and complete combustion. Cortainly with a littlo caro
and cloco attontion it can bo done successfully with tho •
present, great variations in prices of coal.

Shipman knows rnbrp about this than any ono olse
.as he was with me on all of tho oxporimonts and it is
purely a question of reasonably fino coal and spreading

Mr. Hallory

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ll/14/lG,

the flame by ono of the many devices which v.o ozp erincnood
with, do so to got a. quick combustion.

I Question whothor rogrinding your pulvorisod coal
through- ono of the clflk plcnt tubo mills will givo you very
much •?! nor coe3 • It so eras to me that wo triod sono . 0:13.01 i-
nontson rogrinding,. but did not got very satisfactory results.

1 nay bo bottor to roduco the feed on ell of the orosont
til He cuncl add a Tubo Hill from tho Chalk Slant in parallel
with the present Hills. Ton might look up m^ortaow
on rorrindlng comont which was done in the Co&L rlano in the ±ubo
Hill some yoSrs ago. .and as I lomombor, only q increase^ the

scroen^0 *s I understand it, you arc burning only about
130 000 barrels of comont for month. -With this comparat_voly
low output, I boliovo by running your Coal Plant continuously
with a low food to dryers and grinding mills and possibly
by putting a finer scroon on your fuller mills, you can got
coal sufficiently fine to burn a fifty-fifty ^ without
troublo, but you will probably have to .force it through tho .
kiln room boeauco tho non do not llko to burn tho higher P°r"_
ccntu o of anthracite bocauso it requires more attention to .
tho. kilns or oleo their heat will got away from thorn.

If X could bo of any furthor service along those
lines, -please do not hoeitato to call on me.

Hovember fifteenth

exorbitant cost of coal, and also the higher cost of bags;
the present market being over One Hundred Twenty-five Hollars
(5 12 5. 00) per thousand.

There is some talk that in the future bags
wlll -be charged out at twelve and one-half cents (izy) each
and repurchased at ten cents (10*) each, but whether this
plan will he carried out is not definitely known at this writ¬
ing. v*. ^

mtt.t. nTERi'i'i'IOHS-We expect to stop nuking clinker today, and
then run the chalk plant for about three (3)
or four (4) days to accumulate enough pulverized limestone
“CONCRETE FOR PERMANENCE -

Edison-

Tovember 15, 1916.

to tales oaro of our shipments during our shut down period.

V/e will have about forty thousand (40,000)
barrels of clinker on hand when we close down today, and
this clinker will all be ground into cement to take care
of our shipments during the shut dovm period*
mAWfflM HI About November 20th, we will start install-
htt at.tt 'pt.ati'P ing the new connecting conveyors, and also

the balance of the tube mills.

I am going' to install the conveyors first,
so that in case we run into any unexpected delays, we will
^ able to start up with two (2) or three (3) of the new

As much force as can be concentrated will be
used in making the changes on the chalk plant.
oT.TT.nnra TOTE After the clinker on hand Is all ground into
GRIMING PhAIIT cement, we will then transfer the force from
the chalk plant and install the bins and the
connecting conveyors, and when we have the bins over the
ttt. that we will « »nlIo» I=«4 to »°» «‘11’

we expect better results.

QUARRY "A" As I advised you before, in opening up this
quarry, we have had to take a considerable
amount of the low grade cement rock, so that, for some time
past, we have had to use about fifty per cent (50,,) of Irme-
stone from Oxford, and, as this condition will exist at

HRShomas A. Sdioo:

-Eovember 15, 1916.

times until we get the new quarry opened up, we decided to
put in a conncoting switch and go after the limestone lo¬
cated next to the dolomite on top of the hill. G**^ &&&.

This snitch is comploted, and during the
shut down, we will use the steam shovels to do the neces¬
sary stripping and open up an approach to this limestone.

Our tests also show that the cement rock
located next to the carbonate limestone is very much high¬
er in lime than the cement rock nearest the creek, so that
after we resume operations, we will he able, by operating
two (2) steam shovels, to use much less limestone from
Oxford, and, to this way, get a better raw mix.

We have been particularly handicapped the
last sixty (60) days, on account of ihe poor quality of
the cement rock.

V/e had the matter calculated to see whether
or not it would pay us to dump this poor rock, but found it
would not.

toother reason which led us to open up a
at fi,« Junction h.tne.n «»
that in owe M «.<* 1»™ a aocl, vi>i* vail put «•
„u, of .«-!..!« »n t„, loner 1-1, =• =111 •«“ «
to 50. Wmolont rod to .»<* the pl.nt In operation,
running the ahovol a* an! night if thin guurrp ia op.noi

Hr. Thomas A. .Edison - #4 - Hovember ID, 1910.

jwTCin.-r.Tgi; COAX- When I looked into this matter , I f ound
that I could not make the necessary tests
on the small tube mills in the chalk plant, without ma¬
terially interfering with our operations, so that just the
moment the chalk plant is closed down, we will start in and
make the following tests

pTT?sm Me will take some of our rogular
mixture of seventy-five per cent
(7555) gas and twenty- five per cent
(25?5) anthraoite, such as we now
send to the kilns, and regrind it
to leam how much finer one of
the tube mills will make it.

S300HP V7e will take some straight anthra¬
cite, grind it by itself and see
what results we get at a given out¬
put per hour.

SIIIRD We will take a mixture of fifty per
cent (5055) gas and fifty per cent
(5055) anthraoite and grind it to¬
gether., at the same rate of output
per hour as test $2 , and find out
whether the combination gives us
finer coal than in grinding the
anthracite separately.

Mr. Thomas A. Edison -

£. - Uovembcr 15, 191G.

If you have any suggestions in the way of
further tests, would he very glad to have them.
n X E 0 R 1 It is our intention to continue operating
at Oxford during the period that we are
making the changes at Hew Village, so as to accumulate a
Btook Of limestone, as we have been on the ragged edge with
our supply of limestone during the last four (4) months.

0 0 ii The prices of gas slack are still from Sin

Dollars { §6,00) to Eight Hollars (§8.00)
per ton, f. o. b. mines, ’and during our shut down period,
we propose to obtain all the gas slack we can on our con¬
tract, which is at eighty cents (80,') f. o. b. mines, and
store this, so that we will have somewhat of a stock when
we start up. This will be necessary to take cere of
troubles we have had this winter, due to shortage of cars,
snow storms, etc.

YJhile the changes are being made, I expect
to to .t t». tun* praotleally .11 th. ttw>, "ill M«P

you aMised o» to »«t PW»B *» <“• '

Yours very truly,

Y/SM/BO

Mr. Thomas A. Edison,
Edison lab orator,
Orange , HEW JERSEY.

Edison Portland Cement Co. m™£

1133 BROADWAY barreI

N EW YORK

. November eighteenth

19 16

7JEEK-EHD LETTER #30.

Thomas A. Edison,

Edison Laboratory,

Orange, N. J.

EDISON SALESMEN :

P.TTffllSR IN PRICE

we are pleased to -call your attention to
another advance in price, which was made effective this
week, The one "fly in the ointment" is (.he uncertainty
of manufacturing costs for noxc year. One man s opinion
is about as good as the other man's guess.

vje believe the contracts we have booked
give us the back-log necessary to providesufficient ship-
nents to secure the most economical nanufacoUj. mg.

The unfortunate part of the present method
of marketing Portland Cement is that little benefit will
be directly noticed, or receiv^dJ^ra-tnese-ad:^,^^^^
prices until next Apil^or-May . NX

JX^s'Tt^will interest you all to know that on<-J

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1 IU r ■ In -.lev, of tXtevi /llOl- lonS. lee". ??■?»

Ln|fc4:WnirigXcenfenfcnariufac|turers las a^ole,-Mejentxtlea. y
R,J>i)ihel incr ejaWe’dv feffi'ot to mak'e Wp (for_rthe ^manjr ,lose^y , ^
?egi s-tered^in 'the^past.— — X " ~

L- 9 1 7 DEMAND

The total stock of cement in the Lehigh
Galley and New York State Districtsisconsiderablylov/er
than at this period last year. In fact, since 1 911,
there have been but two (2) years when stock sum lower.

Dn the other hand, very heavy bookings have been maae y

practically all manufacturers, and there is

to believe that 19 17 will be a nanufac turers market .

By that, I mean that the Manufacturer will at last ar
rive at the position where he will more nearly coni.: rol
his own business, instead of the customer dictating th

I do not prophesy a shortage, hv.t there will he no great
surplus.

COM CRETE ROADS

The election of November Vth shows that bond
issues for Good Roads were approved in many districts, the
most notable being, the approval of she Egan Sill in
Mpd Jersev providing &7, 000, 000 for permanent roads. A
very lar|e*pai't of this money will be spent for CONCRETE
ROADS. The first contracts to be let tinder this measure
will probably be awarded in the first half of 1 9 1 7,
which means an increased demand.

California approved a $15,000,000 bond. issue.
In addition, several counties approved individual levies;
as, for instance, Stanislaus County voted $1,480,000.

Dallas County, Texas, approved a bond issue
of $500,000 for Good Roads, and so it went throughout the
entire country.

It is but proper merchandising that every
person interested in the cement industry should boost for
CONCRETE ROADS whenever the occasion offers, as undoubted¬
ly this field of consumption offers great possibilities to
the cement industry, and should the depression which will
naturally follow the close of the European war^extendoier
any considerable period of time, che cement consumption by
CONCRETE ROADS should offset the slump registered m gener¬
al building operations.

AUTOMOBILES

VJhile you are off the road, you will have
no occasion to use your Ford Cars to any extent. How¬
ever, special wort may come up from cime uo time.

Mr. Mallory suggests the following in con¬
nection with starting Ford Cars in cold weather, which ex
periment he has proven: -

Have about a three-eighth inch bole
drilled into the intake and screw in a cboru
piece of pipe (like attached sketch) in which
a pet cock has been put, keep pet cock ught

-3-

so that it will not work open and let in air
when engine is in operation.

Get a pint of ether from a drug store and
mix with one pint of gasoline, so as vo 0e l, a
50-50 mixture^ Keep this rr.ixture in a glass

bottle, or a tighr meral can, so ^hat uhe ether
v/ill not. evaporate; otherwise ohe desired r
suits will not he obtained.

Then ready to start car when engine is cold,
-mt the <ras and spark levers on steering wheel
in same fosition as you would put them inwarm
weather; then open pet cock and pur in a sm<J.l
amount of 50-50 mixture; then close pet cock to
keep out air; then pull our the wire handle
which o-oes through the radiator and shut off ohe
air fr°om ?he carhurator and turn the engine over
by hand about half dosen rimes so as “O o®*- *
rich gas mixture; then put the spark switch on
sxl spin engine a few times when engine will
start.

A little experimenting with each machine
will show the right amount of the 50-50
mixture to use.

Ether will evaporate much faster t han
gasoline when it is cold and makes a richer

Hr. Eassenplug is now in consultation v.iuh our
advertising Agents, 'Toodwards Incorporated, on our
Advex will probably be delivered ro you

12,1 in February at our annual meeting, which is going
to he mighty1 interesting . Details of this r,n ering will

be announced later.

V/e have recently <

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sicterahle interest ,

cuote the following

50,000 Vbls.
20 , 000 "
20,000 "
15,000 "

10,000 "

Apartment Hotel New York
Hotel St. Charles
Hotel Dupont
State Highway Work
Concrete Sewer

Buffalo, H
Hartford,

, Y.

Conn.

PERSONALS

Y7e take pleasure in t i on ^ and wi ll°r ep -

'm.EPHOHINS

The attached a’number o^sts-

f,r,t!»aBtSt"lteJoS; KSiV every oh. to hote.

hnu to talk

.“~L°^.P?SShSl.°^08^aSer?hSycS?,B

hms/bc

Enclosure,

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

The Edison Portland Cement Company

STEWARTSV1LLE, N. J.Nov. 88, 1916
Mr. Harry P. Miller, Treae.,

Edison Laboratory,

Orange, New Jersey
Dear Mr. Miller:

Enclosed please find Tax Bill for 1916 on Egbert
Church Mineral Right , from William A. Plook, Collector,
Hackettstown, N. J. , which is all right to pay.

EHC :HKR - Eno.

CONCRETE FOR PERMANENCE

The Edison Portland Cement Company

’“H-Y

^^fiomabCl Gjlohm

STEWARTSVILLE, N. J. Dec. 6
Miller, Treas, ,

'laboratory.

Orange, lTev/ Jersey

^rc

X ^lt W Re-lying to your favor of November 29,1916,
askiig (for history of the Egbert Church Mineral Right
on wtjich Mr. Edison pays tax, I have a book which was

55'

formerly used by Judge Elliott in thematter of taxes
on various properties of Mr. Edison. This book was
turned over to me some years ago, and the only partic¬
ulars I have of said Mineral Right is a page in said
book which reads as follows:

ii 1896

Egbert Church Mineral Right,

Mansfield Township, Warren Co., N.J.

Owned by N. J. & Pa. Cong. Works —

Ho Deed yet"

(Then follows the Collector's i
time and the assessment.)

i at that

Said book contains a considerable list of
properties Mr. Edison has been interested in from time
to time, most of which have been sold or agreements,
options, etc., run out.

Two or three years ago Mr. Edison went over
this book with me and indicated those which had expired
CONCRETE FOR PERMANENCE

Mr. jailer - 2 - 12/6/16

and which, should he cancelled, etc; hut when he came to
this Egbert Church Mineral Right, as I remember, he said,
"You had better let this go for the time," — or some¬
thing to that effect, and it has stood open on the book
since that time. Mr. Edison seemed to be perfectly
dear about the property at that time and can, no doubt,
tell you all about it. Mr. Mallory suggests that I
refer yoUJ to Mr. Edison in the matter.

Regretting that I do not know more about the
property, I remain

EHC :HKR

Edison Portland Cement Company

Deoember eighth
1 9 1

Mr. E. H. Car hart}

Belvidere, MEW JERSEY.

Dear Sir:

Please note attached letter, from Mr. Edison,
relative to taxes on the Elbert Church Mineral Right,
which he doBS not wish to pay.

What steps will it be necessary for us to take
to have this right cancelled? It occurs to me that we
might have the right cancelled of record; or another way
would be to let the taxes remain unpaid. I rather dis¬
like; however, to put Mr. Edison in a position of being
published for not paying taxes.

^lease look into the matter and advise me as
soon as you have the information.

Yours very truly,

Presia

WSM/BC
Enclosure.

December 12, 1916,

lir. W. s. Malloyy, Pres.,

Edison Portland Gement Co.,

Mew York, M. Y.

Dear Sir;-

Re: Egbert Churoh Mineral Right,
taxed to Mr. T. A. JSdiBon.

In reply to your letter of 8th Inst.,
upon inquiry at the Warren Co. Clerk's office, I found a
mineral lease from the Crane Iron Co. to the N. J. & Penna.
Concentrating Works dated Aug. 6th, 1890, to run for twenty
years, whioh you will observe haB expired.

Ab this looked to me like the property
in question, I went this morning to M±. Bethel, Mansfield
Twp., N.J. , and saw the assessor, John C. Beatty, who was
very clear about the whole matter. He informed me that the
taxes as assessed on said mineral lease was the one described
above, also that he did not know why Mr. Edison had oontinued
to pay tax on same, and that as I had informed him thht the
said lease expired in the year 1910, he would cross it off
his bookB and not assess it again. As it was an M.J. & Pa.
matter, thought well to go to the bottom of it. He says if
Mr. Edison does not care to continue paying tax on same, he
has the right to appeal, and rightfully so. The time for

appeal expires Deo. 19th, so if it 1b thought best to appeal
it will have to he done before that time. Of course, whoever
goes before the Equalization Board of Taxes, will have all
sorts of questions asked, as to who is the rightful owner,
to whom should it be taxed, if anybody, etc.,

he the assessor agrees to drop it for
the future voluntarily, would it not be as well to pay the
taxes as assessed for this year, and thuB make an end of it?

The present owner of the property is
Alexander Force, of Newark, N. J. , who oooupies it as a
summer resort.

I understand you expect to be here on
Thursday of this week,, and can explain to you more fully,
which will be in time for me to put in the appeal. Thought
best, however, to give you thispadvanoe report promptly.

Awaiting your pleasure,

Yours very truly.,

EDISON PORTLAND CEMENT CO.

" CONCRETE FOR PERMANENCE"

Edison Portland Cement Company

December- twenty-second

Dear Mr. Edison:

I have been Aradi ing Kiefer and Jayne hard
in connection with the chap: plant output, and beg herewith
to hand you a letter whioM explains itself.

The criticisms as to Mr. VanZandt of the
Allis- Chalmers Company aije correct, as VanZandt agreed,
when the order was placed, that he would come to our plant
and give us the benefit of all his experience in adjusting
the mills to our material, VanZandt, however, went' to
Japan and has not yet returned.

The last tube mill in the chalk plant is in
its bearing, and we expect to grout it on Saturday and have
it in operation some day next week.

Ultimately we expect to grind our chalk 84

q^xcJULa.

tkrou'-h £00, but on account of theAtrcaJ)le which we have had
this fall with the old cement, I am insisting that the finest
be kept 86$, or finer, so as to be sure that the clinker will
make a ouick hardening cement..

The raonent we get a stock of the new cement
sufficient to take care of shipments, we will reduce the
fineness somewhat, but' I think it is wise to play safe, even
though our chalk output is reduced.

j,fr . Thomas A. Edison,
Orange, EE"T JER3ET.

Tours very truly,
“ CONCRETE FOR PERMANENCE"

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

' The Edison Portland Cement Company

STEWARTSVILLE. N. J. Dec. 20, 1916

Mr. \7. S. Mallory, Pres.,

New York Office
Dear Sir:

Your letter of the 19th on Chalk Tube Mills is
at hand. In reply will say I also am worried not about
the final outcome but about the time it is taking. I
am satisfied we shall get the output, but, so far, have
not had enough mills in to warrant making the ohanges in
position which I propose.

The whole thing is this: I do not believe the
Allis-Chalmers Kfg. Company have the data they claim and
that we shall have to work the Chalk Plant out as we did
the Clinker Plant. My reason for saying this that they
miscalculated the positions of the partitions, which they
admit, and they also miscalculated the weights of the
charges.

To make this clear, I enclose a pencil-sketch
showing the relative positions of the partitions. These
are crowded closely together on one sheet so Mr. Edison
and yourself may see the comparisons. The sketch shows
the three (3) positions they have arranged for and a

CONCRETE FOR PERMANENCE

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

Mr. Mallory - 2 - 12/20/16

fourth position which I propose and which will involve
very little more work than changing from one to another
of the three positions the mill is designed for.

That Mr. Edison may understand fully, it is
necessary for me to start at the beginning and lead up
to it, even at the risk of lengthy discussions. I do
not wish him to miss a point, as everything is working
out and will work out.

Referring now to the sketch, will say when
the four Clinker mills arrived the partitions were all
in the first position; i.e., a 3» 6“ compartment. Xle
only operated two of them a couple of weeks until we all
agreed the position of the partition should be changed
as outputs were small and the ball compartment was con¬
tinually choking up and breaking the feeding mechanism.
Mr. VanZandt was here a day or two at that time, and he
strongly urged putting the partition in the second
position; i.e., 4* 6V As he would not stay and assume
the responsibility (it takes 4 or 5 days and costs us
about $75,00 to change the position) and as we needed
the cement and could not afford the delay of changing
twice, we only having two mills set up at the time, X
used my own judgment and changed these two mills to the
third position, considering that we were taking less

V/e immediately got better outputs and had fewer

risks.

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

Mr. Mallory - 3 - . 12/20/16

accidents, tut, of course, did not get outputs up to our
present mark until this month, when we got fine Tube
Mill chalk. Several weeks ago we averaged 74.6 barrels
per hour for 10 hours and last night from midnight until
morning we averaged 75.6 barrels. I am satisfied that
we ought to try changing the partitions at least in
one^mill! but it is not advisable to do it until we get
the bin overhead and get a uniform feed both as to
regularity and grading of sizes. If we changed now,
we should probably have to change again after the bin is
in use. At any rate, we are doing fairly well there
for the present and need not worry until we can make the
changes more intelligently.

All the foregoing discussion was necessary in
order to let Mr. Edison know what we learned from our
Clinker Plant experience. Mow for the ChalkPlant.

The first Mill we installed had the partition
in the 2d position. We put it in that way to save time
and found we could easily choke the mill in the ball end
even when keeping fineness up to 86fS. The second mill
we installed we changed the partition to the 3d position.
The third mill we left as it was in the 2d position
owing to lack of time and men and the necessity of get¬
ting some-output . The fourth mill which is being put in
now has partition in the 3d position as we had it changed

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

Mr. Mallory - 4 - 12/20/16

before it left Milwaukee.

Aa it stands now, we have two mills running
with partition in 2d position and one mill with parti¬
tion in 3d position. When we ran one mill in 2d posi¬
tion and one in 3d position we got better outputs per
hour than when we ran two mills in 2d position and one
in the 3d, thUB showing that the two 2d position mills
are pulling the average down. We have no means of
weighing the output of each mill separately, but our
Log shows conclusively what is happening. Moreover,
anyone who looks at the feeders can Bee that the Mill
in the 3d position is doing more than either of the two
in the 2d position.

The 4th mill which we hope to have running
next week has the partition in the 3d position bo we will
be in shape to run testB. I am satisfied and so is Hr.

Doney that we shall have to change at least two of these
qa o-

mills. This can be done when we have 4 mills with out
A.

hurting us too much.

So far, I have spoken only of the three original
Alii s-Chalmer positions. Onour chalk, however, I am
satisfied and so is Mr. Doney that we should make the
ball end or preliminary compartment even longer than the
3d position. We base our belief on the fact that even

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

Mr, Mallory

12/20 /IS

when the one mill now in 3d position is grinding 86?$
fine we can choke the hall end, thus showing that it is
impossible to get greater output by reducing the fine¬
ness. In other words, the ball end does not do the
preliminary grinding as fast as the finishing end can
take it away.

The mill is not properly balanced and chokes
up frequently in ball end. Twice this morning it
choked with fineness of product leaving mill 86# to
87#. When we consider that we can probably run 84#
fine, it seems there is nothing to do to get increased
output except increase the preliminary end which even
now will not do as much as the finishing end will finish
86# fine.

The thing is not alarming. It is Tirat a
mistake of Allis-Chalmers in figuring the grindability of
our materials. If Van Zandt were here he would admit
that we have done the right thing in the Clinker Plant
in going to their extreme positfcn and in the Chalk Plant
their extreme position is not long enough but we can make
it longer. The Mill to operate properly should be so
balanced that the preliminary end would make all the
finishing end will take whether we run 80# or 86# fine;
and as it is, will not furnish enough even on an 86#
basis to keep the finishing end busy.

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

3£r. Mallory - 6 - 12/20/16

I am glad that it is this way, as we know it
can he corrected. This will he done as soon as opera¬
ting conditions permit, one mill at a time.

Very truly,

HEK:HKB

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Edison General File Series

1916. Edison Pulverized Limestone Company [not selected] (E-16-30)

This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to the
business of the Edison Pulverized Limestone Co., which was established in
1 914 to market the byproducts of Edison's cement production. The documents
for 1916 consist primarily of meeting announcements and letters of transmittal.

Edison General File Series
1916. Edison Star [not selected] (E-16-31)

This folder contains unsolicited correspondence relating to the myth that
Edison was responsible for a bright light appearing in the sky above Menlo
Park. Edison denied responsibility and stated that the light was the planet
Venus.

Edison General File Series
1916. Education (E-16-32)

This folder contains correspondence and other documents concerning
Edison’s opinion on technical and otherforms of education Some of the letters
contain responses by Edison recommending specific institutions and fields of
study.

Approximately 15 percent of the documents have been selected^ The
unselected items received no answer or only a perfunctory reply from Edison.

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High Grade OFFICE FURNITURE and Supplies

CHURCH, SCHOOL. LODGE, BANK, Tl

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i Streets, (opposite Post Office

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If you can find a few leisure moments, I should 1-ike to
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ing the schooling of one of my hoys. I have ;fcwo sons, one
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will be in about a year and a half from this time. He
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trical naval engineering line.

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dious boy, but when it comes to/mechanics, he is always
interested. In going thru the-'last two years of the High
School, I should like to know what courses you would rec¬
ommend as best befitting him for taking up the course to
which I have above referred. What are your recommendations
in connection with the same, and do you agree with me
that there ie a good field for a young man in electrical
naval engineering? /. •

Assuring you of my appreciation of your reply in con¬
nection with this inquiry, and wishing you a continuance
of prosperity/,'’ I am,

' Yours very respectfully,

HCSVH/ . :

7

Edison General File Series
1916. Electric Light (E-16-33)

This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to
electric lighting and power. Included are reminiscences of Edison’s work on
electric lighting during the 1880s, along with offers of historic equipment of
interest to him. Also included is a letter regarding a copy of Puck from 1879
containing a cartoon drawn by Joseph Keppler entitled "A New Light to the
World." Among the correspondents for 1916 are Harry L. Keefer and Samuel
N. Keefer of Sunbury, Pennsylvania, where the first three-wire distribution
system was installed in 1883, and William S. Andrews, an electrical engineer
who was closely involved with the Sunbury central station.

Approximately 30 percent of the documents have been selected. The
unselected documents include invitations declined by Edison, unsolicited offers
of inventions or improvements, and technical or commercial questions that
were redirected to electric companies. Most of the unselected correspondence
received no answer or a form letter stating that Edison was no longer involved
in the electric lighting business.

Mr. Thomas A. Edison,

West Orange, H. J.

TO-KIGHT WE CELEBRATE THIRTY-SECOND
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THOUSAND MANAGEMENT IN SAME HANDS WE
ARE NUMBER ONE ON YOUR LIST IN THIS
RESPECT WAS SECRATERY FIRST YEAR PRES¬
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Consulting Engineering department.

General Electric Company,

Schenectady, if. Y.

My dear Mr. Andrews;

1 am enclosing herewith t. letter from Ur. Harry
1. Eeefer of Sunbury, da., v.hich v.ill explain itself. There are
some questions in this that I cannot answer satisfactorily, and
tir. Edison is so awfully busy 1 ■ o not like to bother him if it
can be avoided, you are one of the heroes of Sunbury, I am
venturing to trouble you. If you are too busy, please do not
hesitate to say so, and send the letter buc,. &ai 4 1 will hunt
up the information. X hope you do not mind being troubled
occasionally with an inquiry of this kind. I am always ready
to reciprocate if I can.

Yours very truly.

Enclosure.

Mr. Harry Reefer,

464 Chestnut street,

Runbury, Ha.

Deer Hr. Heofor: -

Aft Mr. Edison' * time ift entiroly
occupied at present on very important matters, he
hae referred your letter of the End innt. to me for
attention and reply. I wrote up The Story of
Runbury Station for "Popular Eleotrioity" and. it was
published in Ho. 6 Vol. Ill September, 1910. I
will enoloeo a typed copy of this paper which yon
oan beep and from whioh you may be able to gather
some interesting faote for your proposed artiole
in the "Sunburian High".

Regarding some statements in
your letter that are not covered in my paper will
say that the Sunbury Central station was the first
one in the world to supply electrio light by
incandescent lamps on the Edison three wire system,
but other stations operating on a two wire system
were started before that one - notably the station
of the Hew York Edison T,ight Company which was
formally started on October 4th, 180?., ana a similar
Edison Station was started in London, England

a fov, months earlier in the 8 a me year.

Ihe accident to the ongineyin Sunbury Station
occurrofl on the night of July 3rd. 1883 v.hen one of
the babbit bearings of the Engine was melted through
an insufficient supply of oil, but by strenuous work
it was put into running order again before the next morning.

I cannot remember why Sunbury was selected
for the first installation of the Edison Throe 17 ire
System, nor do I recollect the names of the original
Officers of the Company, but I believe that Mr. Frank lierr
and Mr. P.B.Shaw ysere more or less responsible for the
choice, and that they were both financially interested
in the plant.

The early carbon filament lamps wore naturally
very inferior in efficiency. ,hality of light, and duration
of useful life to our modern inoandeacents, but I think
you have rather exaggerated their defects in your
description of thorn.

X should be glad to Bee the copy of your
"Sunburian High" that will contain your story and cordially
wish you euooess in your work.

YourB very truly,

Yf.S. ANDREWS.

WSA:BDR.

0 OH SUITING RUG INKER.

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

(Copied from "Popular Eleotrioity" - September ,1910.
Volume III - Ho. 5.)

The Story of Sunbury Station
By W.S. Andrews

Towards the olose of the year 1882 Mr.

T. A. Edison requested the writer to have some teste made on
a new system of eleotrioal distribution whioh he had
invented. Shis was no other than the famous "three-wire"
system whioh has since oome into almost universal use where
eleotrioity is distributed for light ana power purposes.

The tests desired by Mr. Edison were simple,
so they were quickly made ana the results were found so
satisfactory that immediate steps were taken to put the
new system into oommeroial service.

The pioturesque little oity of Sunbury on the
Susquehanna river away up among the hills of Pennsylvania was
selected for the plant, and a force of workmen was sent
there early in 1883 to build the lighting station, ereot the
pole lines, ana "wire" the stores ana dwellings.

The "station" was a small wooden structure
located some distance from the business center of the town
and it comprised a boiler room, engine and dynamo room and
a meter room.

The boiler was of the Baboook and Y/ilcox type

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

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and tho generating plant eonsiotod of two "X," dynaraon bolted
to a high npood Aroington ft Sian engine, the total oapaoity
being about 660 10-OHnrtle-power inoandeBoent lamps. 5h«
"biifi-bare" wore made by straightening out Home Ho. ooo ooppor
wire left over from the line oonetruoticn, nnfl thene wires
were fastened to the vrood on sheathing on the station walls with
iron staple a without sny attempt at insulation unfl with the
fond id an that thic was exactly tho right thing to do. She
ewltahboarri instruments oonsieted of two voltage inftiaotora
which were oonneotod hy "pressure wires" to the end of tho
three -wire "feeder" where it joined the "swina" at the center
of eleotrioal difitributi n, aloo one nmr, ot«r which was inter¬
polated in the "neutral bus" to shot hor. the system "bnlanoefl".
Ac compared with instrument/; now in evr-ry day use, these
indloatore were of orudn oorsatmoti on and doubtful accuracy.

Uhey wore, however, the very beet product of that period, having
boon designed eopeoiaily for the purpose by Sir. OMaa. L. Olarke,
end node by Borgaann ft flo.

The installation of tho eleotrioal apparatus was
intrusted by .Jr. Kdison to Meut. y^.Bpregne and the writer,
and the v/erk was completed on July 4th, 1885. :'Sr- Edison

had arrived fit '-unbury the previous day, and it was planned to
etart the eleotrio lighting plant oommeroially on the evening

of the fourth.

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

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About 6 p.m. therefore preparations were made
for starting, hut the dynamos refused to "pick up." "There
must he a loose connection somewhere," said Mr. Edison, hut
they were all carefully examined and found tight and sound.
Matters began to look rather doubtful for "lighting up" that
evening, when it was suggested that there might he trouble
on the outside wires. They were aooordingly disconnected
from the station "bus" and the engine was again started.

This time the dynamos worked all right, proving that the
trouble was outside of the station. Mr. Edison and the
"gang" therefore went out on a tour of investigation, leaving
the writer to mind the station. In a short time a "cross"
between two "feeder" wires was discovered and quickly
straightened out. Fortune now smiled onus, the outside
lines were again connected, the lamps in the station oame
steadily up to candle power and a general rush was made "down
town", by all hands that could be spared.

The "City Hotel" was the largest "wiring Job"
and we found it radiant with the new light. Expeotaat
excitement had given place to loud expressions of wonder and
delight among the townspeople who thronged the hotel, and
thus was the first Edison three-wire central station started
up con the Fourth of July, 1883, amid the firing of cannon
oraokers and other pyroteohnioal displays common. to that day.

Mr.. Edison remained in Sunbury for about a week
after the starting of the station, to give instructions
regarding the handling of his new electrolytic meter and to

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE1

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not far from being oorreot.

like many of the earlier of the Edison stations,
the Sunbury plant ms started at sundown and ran until
daylight, thus saving the expense of paying two shifts

engine and dynamo attendants. ,

At this time (1883) no such fittings as "fixture
insulators" were known and it was common practice to fasten
the electric wires to the outside of gas fixtures with tape or
string and connect to sockets, which were screwed to
' attachments held in "lace under the gas burners. Rubber
insulated wire was unknown, cotton covered wire soaked in
paraffin or coated with white lead being all that was
available.' The latter was commonly ternmed "Underwriters'
although it was occasionally called "Undertakers'

wire" by would-be humorists.

The insulation of these wires was naturally rather

weak ana it wae no uncommon occurrence to see bright P
snap between a gas fixture and the attached wire during
a thunderstorm, to the astonishment and alarm of the
uninitiated.

Shortly after the Sunbury station was started

heavy — * ""
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[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

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out in the street, exposure to the puuring rain
being considered vastly preferable to being burnt
up by electricity.

Going into the Hotel Office, bright sparks
were observed at short intervals snapping between
the gas fixtures and the eleotric wires. One or
two "short oirouite" at weak spots haa "blown" a few
fuses, but the points of low insulation being thuB
eliminated no further damage was done, and the
snappy sparks were harmless.

The writer after taking in the situation
went out and assured the crowd that there was no
danger to be feared from the eleotrio eparks around
the fixtures, so with some trepidation a few of the
bolder spirits ventured into the hotel. Some
explanations naturally were requested and in order
to restore a measure of publio confidence in the
eleotrio wiring, which was naturally blamed for
the soare, the writer had to strain his conscience
to some extent in stating that the hotel had
certainly been struck by the lightning, anyhat in
all probability it would have been burnt toW*4
had it not been protected by the eleotrio wires, which
provided an easy passage for the lightning to the
ground.

This incident was reported to Mr. Edison
and it led to the Invention of "insulating joints"

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

- 7 -

by our late lamented friend Mr. Luther Steringer. These
Joints, being sorewed between the grounded pipes and the
gas or eleotrio fixtures, prevent the leakages whioh so
muoh alarmed our friends in Sunbury. In various
ahhpes ana sizes, but with no important improvements
these insulating Joints are still universally employed,
their use being stringently enforoed by the national
Board of Underwriters.

The interior wiring of the Sunbury eleotrio
lighting station, including the running of three-wire
feeders the entire length of building from baok to
front, the wiring up of dynamos and switchboard ana
all instruments together with busbars, etc., in fact
all labor and material used in the electrical wiring
installation mounted to the sum of §90,00. The
writer reoeived a rather sharp letter from the Hew
York Offioe, expostulating on this "extravagant
expenditure," ana stating that greater eoonomy must
be observed in the future! Our ideas of expense
have undergone considerable expansion sinoe the early
days of the Sunbury plant. •

The two "L" dynamos originally installed
on this plant gave regular commercial service for
about 20 years, and were then set aside for occasional
use as spare machines. Together with the original
Armington & Sims engine, they we re sent to the St. Louis
Exposition in 1904 and formed an interesting item in the

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

"Collection of isaieonia-' there exhibited. IHey

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Mr. IV. E. Andrews,

Consulting Hnr inner lug Department,

General Electric Company,
chenectady , ii. 1.

My dear Mr. .■.ndrews :

1 take plonsure in acknowledging the receipt
of your esteemed favor of the 17tli instant, in which you re¬
turn the letter from Mr. Harry hoofer and copy of your reply.
nj,e reply, and copy of the paper are very interesting indeed ,
and I am going to preserve them in my files for future ref¬
erence. Please accept my sincere thanks for the trouble you
have takon in the matter, and also for sending me the copies
of the letter and paper.

I am sorry for the reason which prevented you
from boinp present at the Banquet of the Illuminating engineer¬
ing Society, and trust that you have made a good recovery from
the attack of Grippe. Let me say, by the way, that the Banquet
was not given in honor of Hr. Edison's birthday, but was the
regular Banquet of the Illuminating Engineering society, and
they took occasion to tender to Mr. Edison an Honorary Member¬
ship in the Society. It was a very nice affair, and I think
everyone enjoyed it.

y.ith kind regards, and all good wishes, I re-

Yours vory truly.

CHARLES MEIGS RIPLEY, E.E.

STEAM-ELECTRIC ENGINEER
NEW YORK

¥ CC «TLI

Thomas A.' Edison,

Menlo Parle, IT. J.

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Dear Sir: ~T7 -vu-^kx, ^ • -

She enclosed' copy oia letter to Ogden Mills is •
sent you in' the hope that it will ' interest you not only
from a' sentimental , hut from an historical and a, tech¬
nical viewpoint. ftfjc

The electric industry is so new that we are
yet in a position to icnof the life of engines and dyna¬
mos. These two dynamos were made by you before you
moved your factory to Schenectady, The engines are the
original ones v/hi.ch were installed in the Mills Building
by George 3. Post, the famous architect.

>. not /

These are referred to in my paper "The Life of Build¬
ing Power Plants," delivered two years ago before the
American Society of Heating and Ventilating Engineers," in
which I spoke of them as the oldest engines and dynamos in
Hew York City - if not in the world.

(

,X' am.^salli'hg your attention to this fact in the hope '
that" you' could' lila'ce one of these units in one of your fac¬
tories, ware-houses or laboratories end arrange to have it
operated. The voltage i-S 11 5 .

It is niy sincere belief that these' are the oldest elec¬
trical generating units in the world, for had it not been so,
-I- ’am sure -I would have received denial of the statement, as my
• paper making this claim was published or reviewed in the fol¬
lowing newspapers and periodicals :

Journal of American Institute of Architects
Power - Review
Power - Editorial '

A.S.H.& V.E. - Advance Pamphlet
» " - Transactions

Real Estate Magazine
Building Management
Isolated Plant
Rational" Engineer
Practical Electricity
Scientific American

Thomas A. Edison page two

Engineering Hews

Internation Steam Engineer - Printed in full
" ' " " - Editorial

Year Pooh - H. Y. S. Architects
Record and Guide
Machinery

"L'efax" Engineers' Pocket Book
Popular Electricity
Hew York Sunday V/orld

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‘iu bo not o.,ly a useful but a hsvT>y one.

:.r>nr eolation, 1 roinain.

,io at cordially youro,

much perhaps as it Till you.

The apparatus in now in the basement of the Kills
Bldg. 15 Broad. St, II. Y. , and can he removed only between
Saturday at 1:00 P.K. and Monday at 7:®0 A.!'. any weelc
within the month of May.

This apparatus is ray property, and I do not wish to sell
it, but to loan it to you, give it tb you, or lease it to
you, on such terms that I can visit it yearly, and talce visitors
to see it, or send visitors to see it.

Trusting that you can transfer it in the r

and with best-, wishes, I remain Sincerely yy(

CMR/R _ "

CHARLES MEIGS RIPLEY, E.E.

STEAM-ELECTRIC ENGINEER

NEW YORK

May fifth.
19 16

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Hr* Thos. A* Edison,

laboratory,

Orange , H . J.

Hear Mr. Edison: -

Since writing you about tlxe old engine and dynamo
at The Hills Building, which you are going to put in service for
the balance of its life, I have received a call from the manage¬
ment of the building, requesting that the apparatus be removed at
the earliest possible moment, to make room for some additional
eauipment.

TW further inform me that it can be removed any evening,
Beginning about 4:00 P.H. Also that Mr. Richard Doughty, truckman
and rigger of 181 liberty St. has made an estimate for removing
one of these engines and dynamos and setting it up at The Aquarium
in Battery Park.

It might save time and money possibly, if you got in touch
with Mr. Doughty, and had him take charge of your interests.

Hoping that this request of the Mills Building will not in¬
convenience you, and with kindest regards, believe jne, I am

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Installation in Sunbury of first three wire

1 ” . '

Prom "Sunbury Daily Item",

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V

May 20/16 p. 7. Ool. 3 line 36. I think that the date 1897
is questionable, inasmuch as Raison solved the problem of
using 110 volt lamus in 1883, In all other points the
article r anpears to be well written and correct.

May 24/16 p 6. Col. 1 - par. 2 from bottom. I never heard
of the "glass compartment" in Sunbury Station. What or who
is the souroe of this information? I think it is all
a myth.

Same column as above. 7T~ lines from bottom "Lieutenants"

should be printed in the singular not plural. W.S. Andrews
is not a lieutenant. "

Col, 2 3rd paragraph from bottom of page Thomas Oonand , should
be "the late Thomas Conant".

May 25th/16 page 6 paragraph 6 from top of page"fedeer"
should be "feeder"

May 29/16 page 2 Col. 1 paragraph 4 line 1 "Bute" should
be "jute".

Same column line 14 from bottom of page. Two wordB are
omitted as followe in brackets - The (man they) thought, etc.

C01. 2 - 6th line from top - Edison chemical meters were
never knovn as "disc" meters.

May 30/16 page 4 Col. 4 paragraph 5 line 3 -
snaping should be snapping

I cordially congratulate the Sunbury Daily Item on
the publication of a rather difficult Btory with so few
errata.

Schenectady, il.Y. T/.S. Andrews.

June 12th, 1916

Bear Sir:

As outcome of your com^nioation ofjov ”Sn

reply to my ooimnunioation to Mr. J. V. I.ill advising that

sockets for incandescent lamps, take the for additions

Mr. J. \7. Bi eh of Irving Piace Hew York ; to ^ incanieB.

to the Edisonia CoUection not only vn fixture, wire re-

oent wooden socket, hut also J^and also in addition to this a cast
fleeter holder a*aJj;n oflikedepth, containing huilt

Ssr" three'point contact: also sh

pieces of original wiring attached.

W firtw.. »«• "f/SfSSS iSSST“ o« JS«-

completion of this fa t?nc?ion of“t ing the f irst factory in the
standing gave us uhe With incandescent lamps. With

State of Connecticut to ®® aeBoent light burning over the

the exception of a one only it were theftrst to use such ilium-

entrance of the Heublein Ho el^ we writer doeB not speak from

ination in the City of mrtfoi . records and which he has no

personal knowledge hut to reply to my letter to Mr.

reason to douht. As you were so kindas^o rep |diflQn waB lnterested
Miller and nfr02 houehtnoi seihly these details .might he of

^ngln^^^ of writing you and we

noerely yours,

‘Assistant Treas.

Decombor 19,101G.

Lir. J. A. Hoborts. -

Assistant treasurer.

The Saith-Viorthington Co.,

Hartford, Conn.

Dear Clr:-

I beg to 'thank you. for your favor
of-tho 14th lactam, and am glad to learn that
Hr. Llob accepted. the items mentionod for
additions to the Edisoniu Collootion.

This ic very intores ting, and I
appreciate your . l-;indnoec in offering the' same
and also in advising mo ao to the final dis¬
position of name .

Tours vqry truly.

Assistant to Hr. Hdison. .

a/164o: .

See. , 30, 1916.

Ur. W. A. Ueadoworoft,
Llewelyn Parle, Eaat Orange,
Hew Jersey,

Dear Sirj-

Mr. T. C. Martin, Secretary of the National Eleotrio
light Association, has asked us to compile some data dealing with
the past history of lnoandesoent lighting, and having referenoe
partloularly to the economy of light production.

The economy of light production Is fundamentally a
function of the oost of current and the cost, efficiency and life
of the lamps. It oooured to us that it would he interesting in this
connection to oolleot and summarize the recollections of thOBe who
have been Intimately associated with the lnoandesoent limiting industry
for a considerable length of time, and It 1b with thlB thought in mind
that we ask you to give us on the accompanying form your recollection
of the prloe, operating efflolenoy and life of the 16 o.p. oarbon
lamps in the years 1885, 1890, 1895 and 1900 respectively. A resume
of any old records of the figures in question would alBO be most
highly appreciated.

Any assistance you may render in thiB research will be
very gratefully received.

Yours very truly,

MDC*H ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT.

r:

January t, 1917

IJr. II. D. Cooler,

Engineering Eopartnenl,
national Lamp Viorhs

Of Gcnoral Electric Co.,

Ilola Earle, Clovoland, Ohio.

Doer Sir:-

I ons in foc&ipl of your favor of the 30th. ,
ultimo, -anil a,-.i sorry 'to £uy that 1 oonnot ho of much
assistance to you in. regard to tho data on incandes¬
cent lanpc. I have put down tho figuroc on the ae-
eonwanying shoot to tho boat ,>f ny roeollootion.
Ihoso figures aro only in relation to the years 10(30
and 1890. as to tho othor. yaars mentioned., I have
no roeollootion at all, as. I was not connectod with
tho handling, of the standard lamps at those times.

I an very sorry that tho information I can
give is so meagre. -

• El' • 2, E. Uj ton whoso pro&ont address is’

9 Clinton (Street, ilev.urh, li'.J, could probably furn¬
ish -.you. v.ith roliablo data. I would cargos t also
Ur. Charles Healey of the lamp V.orhs at Harrison.
11. . A. 1). i-age could furnish a great deal of data
from tho yoor 1090 onward. You could also obtain
a good dosl of roliublo information from tho How
York Edison Co., and probably from bur old friond
Sr. t. i Andrews at the Eehoueotady wor’ts.

. Yours very truly.

Assistant to Ur. Edison.

; i A/1787.

Edison General File Series
1916. Electric Pen [not selected] (E-16-34)

This folder contains unsolicited correspondence relating to Edison’s
electric pen. The documents for 1916 consist of a letter requesting a picture of
Edison's 1877 electric-needle duplicating machine, along with a reply stating
that none was available.

Edison General File Series
1916. Employment (E-16-35)

This folder contains correspondence relating to employment in Edison's
laboratory and factories. Many of the documents for 1916 pertain to his need
for chemists for his wartime work on coal-derived products. Included are
applications from college students who were subsequently offered positions,
along with letters from applicants referred to Edison by his friends or business
associates and a few reference letters for departing employees. Also included
is correspondence on general labor issues such as training, strikes at Edison s
factories, pensions, public health and medical care. Some of the documents
concern the hiring of James T. Phelan to replace Wilfred S. Dowling as
manager of the Aniline Division. In addition, there are requests for financial
assistance from film actor Edwin Clark and from the family of Edison’s
chemical consultant Jonas W. Aylsworth, who died in June 1916. One letter
contains a draft response by Edison denying the allegation that he
discriminated against Jews in his hiring practices, while several other letters
contain derogatory remarks about a Jewish applicant whom Edison
subsequently decided not to hire.

Approximately 15 percent of the documents have been selected. The
unselected items consist primarily of requests for employment from men and
women of widely varying ages and backgrounds. Most of these requests
received no answer or a form letter stating that there were no positions
currently open. Also not selected are letters from Edison to more qualified
applicants, explaining that he needed organic rather than inorganic chemists,
stating that he did not hire for summer work only, or requesting a photograph
of the applicant. Other unselected documents include letters from current or
past employees seeking financial support, requests for verification of
employment history, letters of introduction, requests for career advice, declined
job offers, and reminiscences from individuals who claimed to have worked for
Edison at some point in the past.

Jon. tth. 1916,

•Mr. H. Lindsley,

13 Cedar iitreot,

Schenectady, H. Y.

hear Sir:

Your favor of the first instant
was received, and I have shown it to ;,lr .
Edison. He wishes me to say that at the
present time wo have very little glass blow¬
ing done here, and do not need a regular
man for that purpose. iVo will keep your
letter on file, however, for further reference.
Yours very truly,

.assistant to Hr. Edison.

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

' SCHENECTADY, N. Y,

.January 8th, 1916.

Mr. Wm. H. Meadoworoft , Seo'y
Edison laboratory.

Orange, 31. J,

Dear Mr. Meadoworoft: -

Mr. H.R.lindsley, who has bee/ doing my

; n ur generally in

experimental glass blowing and assisting
the laboratory is now leaving to take a bitter and more
responsible position in the Toronto University. He has,
however, a very strong ambition to get employment in
Mr. Edison's laboratory and he recently wrote you, asking
if there was any ohanoe for him to get a job there,

Mr. lindsley is an expert worker in glass, besides which
he understands the handling of air pumps and other laboratory
apparatus, so that he is competent to be'oome a general
laboratory assistant and this ability together with his
expert knowledge of glass working, should make Mb
services valuable where there is not quite enough glass
work to keep a man regularly employed thereon. I hope
you will kindly remember Mr. lindsley' s application and
advise him if any opening offers his employment in the near
future in Mr. Edison's laboratory*

Mr. lindsley will probably write you again
on his arrival in Toronto and let you know his address there.

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

With my kind regards, I remain

Jan. 11th. 1916.

Ur. V.. S. --ndrows,

$_ Consulting Engineering Department,

General Electric Company,

Schenectady, H. Y.

My dear I,lr. Andrews:

I am in receipt of your esteemed
favor of the (3th instant in regard to Ur. H. fi.
Lindsley, and have consulted with Ur. Edison in
regard thereto. Ho says that he has not enough
work of this nature to keep one man busy. How¬
ever, he does not know how soon an occasion might
arise when hw would require a good man of this
kind, so he has asked me to keep your letter on
file for future reference.

»ith kindest regards, I remain.
Yours very truly.

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Bear Sir:

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confidential. Jr

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highest respect, we remain.

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President.

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April 15th. 1916.

Mr . Hayes :

As you are aware , v.o have a number of new men who have
recently come into tho organization, i'hoy have never Been the
line to phone, ana many of them havo nevor heard tho Diamond DIeo
Phonograph.

I have arranged v. ith Mr. Konnedy ~o give a demonstration
of the Xinotophone next wodnesaay at 12:30. If convenient to you
to attend at that time and play a few good records for us, I think
v;o could kill two birds with one stone.

I have chosen that time so that tho mon would be on hand
for a one o'clock lunch afterward. I supposo you will be willing
to take your lunch thon also.

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April 22nd, 1916.
Tufts College, Mass.
52 West Hall.

Thomas A. Edison,
. OrangE, N.J.

Dear Sirs,

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In introducing myself' I will' say that I am ajs^rflor ax

epiy^sflitarested in
tid^irffTermeoiate

Tufts College, Chemistry Department. I am deeply
the branch of Organic §hemistry that deals with
tar products and in Dyestuffs themselves.

If there should be an opening in your plaoe in June
I wpola undertake to fill it efficiently.

Recommendations can be obtained from the professor

in charge.

Yours faithfully?;

(COPY)

April 29, 1916.

Mr. Edison:

Mr. Kammerhoff has just advised. me that the strike at his
plant has been settled, on the following basis: f '

Men who have been getting 22 1/2/ an hour will got 26/

, per hour, thereby placing them on the same basis as employees at
the Anilino plant.

Men who are now getting 20/ per hour will get 22 1/2,4

per hour.

Be. men ,111 ho .started at 22 »" ”°"r onl “It0r

having Been In o.r employ immmU. »» *“ "* »"

hour. „ ,

this settlement of th« mottsr Is along t.lio H»« lnl1-
eated in memorandum mhloh I Sent to Kr. fammerhoff and »hloh .as
apuroved by you.

lir. Kammerhoff has arranged so that rart of the men =111
start In Sunday night, part B.nday and the hal.ne. on Tuesday morn-
ing.

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cc to Ur. Charles Edison and Mr. Ka ibert. .

EXECUTIVE BOARD

„ REPRESENTING OVER 80,000 MEMBERS

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Newark, New Jersey
May let, 1916.

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A committee of Transfer Pressmen of the fourth floor
of bulletins #24 came to me this morning and stated that they ~
had submitted the enclosed letter embodying demand's for an vv
increase of wages to Mr. Chas. Kioher, Superintendent, and
that he refused to take any notice of the same, and that in
consequence of hie action, a number of the men walked out of
the factory. They requested me to respectfully appeal to you
to take up their case as the higheot wages these men can make,
they claim, is $12.00 per week and frequently less, and as a
number of them are married men with families it is almost im¬
possible for them to support their families on the amount of
money they can earn. I would, therefore, respectfully request
that you give the enclosed letter of the men due consideration
as the work they have to perform and the intense heat they
work in, is suoh that they are in my opinion entitled to an in¬
crease in wages.

ry truly yours, j

J itvcSltv ^jya l j-futoM.

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April 29, 1916.

Orange, W. J.

Edison Phonograph Works.

Gentlemen:

V/e, the undersigned, Transfer Pressman of the fourth
floor building, Wo. 24 request a flat rate of 25 # per hottr for
our work.

The high cost of living such as, increases of food
stuffs, higher rents, and all clothing has gone up, have 'all made
our requests more necessary.

While our work does not call for extraordinary mechanical
skill, still it requires painstaking and exact efforts besides the
uncomfortable effects of the heat, esnecially in Bummer when it is
almost intolerable.

Industrial conditions all over the U.S. are mood, firms
are voluntarily raising wages for there is a scarcity of men.

Illiterate laborers command $2.50 to $2.75 for eight
hours work while we native born Americans, mostly married, have to
work ten hours to make $2.00 per day.

We hope you will see the justice of this request and will
give us a favorable, reply immediately as we fefuse to work under
present conditions.

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[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

May 3, 1916.

Mr. Edison:

Seventeen of the transfer pressmen struck on Monday

morning.

Up to last Saturday night 14 of them were getting 20(4

per hour £

L 3 of them 22 1/2(4 per hour.

Beginning Monday, May 1st, the 20)4 men would have teen
raised to 22 1/2(4 [three of them to 26(4 because of having teen with
us over six months), and the 22 1/2)4 men would have been increased
to 26^.

Shortly after they came in on Monday morning, however,
they requested a flat rate of 26(4 per hour for the entire 17 men.
Kiroher tells me he advised them that this request would have to
be referred to the officials of the company and that they were not
willing to wait until this could be done but instead started an
argument with him until the point was reached when he had to order
them out of the plant. A committee of two of these pressmen who
called on me yesterday morning denied that this was the case and
claimed that Kircher simply told them that their request would not
be granted and that if they did not want to work for the new rates
established they could get out. Personally I do not think tnat
this matter was^ handled as diplomatically as it oould have been
and that if Kircher had treated them a little more courteously and
told them that as soon as I came in the matter would be
me they would have been only too glad to wait; at least they told
me in the interview yesterday that if they had been work

in roller as they were by me they would never have left their work
anr^ld haveybeln entirely satisfied with the new scale of wages
which we put in effect.

Beginning May 1st our arrangement with transfer pressmen
is 22 1/2(4 per hour for new men, with the understanding that they
are to get 25$ after six months, if they prove steadyandreliable

£*£■5153

S, which fays him from 27 1/2* to .30,4 per hour.

Eor your information, the results of the increase;, in
wages in the Disc Record Department only decided on by us last
week are as follows: I

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Mr. Edison- 2.

12 1/2 to 16
20 to 22 1/2
22 l/2 to 26

26 to 27 1/2

27 1/2 to 30
30 to 32 1/2
32 l/2 to 36

200

426

109

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69

60

60

60

60

60

60

Total

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of Payroll. _

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639.00
163.60
30.00
6.00
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$1139.60.

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Thomas A. Edison, ' •

Grange, N. Y. '•••r • -

Dear Sir,

Your favour of the 26th of April received, ano in reply I
wish to say that I would be glad to accept the position you offer
me. I would however like to know if this means a permanent posi¬
tion, if I "am satisfactory to you , and if this position offers
prospects for advancement .

Commencement Day falls on the 21st of June and I will be
aole to show up for work on the 25rd.

Yours for service,

ivr

W‘

Hay 9th. 1916.

Ur. Frank S. Shapiro,

Tufts College,

38 v.eet Hall,

Tufts college, Uass.

Dear Sir:

Beplying u> your favor of the first
instant, Ur. Faison wishes us to say that we
do not guarantee |ho permanency of positions,
but v.e always keep several ehemists who have
made good, ana v.e have increased their salary
in proportion to their success.

Yours very truly,

Edison Laboratory.

Kindjiy ttdvise me regarding the nature of the work you expect m

to do bo that I may do some ueeful reading on the subject.

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May 39th. 1913

Hr. Frank S. Shapiro,

33 treat Hall,

Tufts Hollege, Mass.

Dear Sir:

Tour ftt’jor of tha 20th instant to
Mr. Ellson has bean received, and he wishos ae
to say that there. Is no epeoial. reading that he
can suggest to you at this time. The work upon
which y u will be engaged is experimenting,
which never. may be two days alike.

Tours very truly.

Assistant to Hr. Edison.

Northeast House,

State College, Pa.,
Hay 22, 1916.

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Mr. Win. H. Headoworoft,

Assistant to Mr. Edison,
firange, IT. J«

Dear Slr:-

J <s|l in, ivwvi cx£L

Yovur reply of Hay 16th to my letter applying for
employment has been received and appreciated, and I shall give
below a list of the more praotioal subjects in which X have
received special training.

Although my training has been general rather than
highly specialized in any particular subjects, special emphasis
has been laid upon the follov/ing work:

Eleotro-ohemistiy.

Electrioal engineering (both alternating and direct current
work. ) .

Organio and inorganic chemistry.

Metallurgy Ferrous and non-ferrouB.

Some physioal ohemistiy.

As stated in my former letter, I prefer to enter the
field of ooal-tar by-produot reoovery, but I shall be willing to
enter upon some other line of worE if Hr. Edison has employment
to offer me in another field.

In the event of a favorable deoision regarding the
matter, I may state that I shall be able to report for worE on
June 19th.

Respectfully yours,

J&a/JL03ad£--

May 26th. 1916

Mr. Carl A. Bartle,
northeast House,

State College, Pa.

Dear Sir:

I have received your favor of the 22nd
instant, which has been shown to Mr. Edison. He
requests mo to say that he will give you a trial
at §16.00 per week to start, and if this is agree¬
able to you, you can report for work on June 19th.
tours very truly.

Assistant to Mr. Edison.

northeast House,

State College, Da.,
Hay 28, 1916.

Mr. Vfin. H. Meadoworof t ,

Asst, to Mr. Thomas A. Edison,

Edison laboratories, Orange, H. J.

Dear Sir:-

Your favor of Hay 26th, offering me a position with the
Edison Company, has been received and although I appreciate very muoh
your kind consideration in the matter, regret that I shall not be able
to accept the same, since I agreed to take another position offered to
me before receiving your final reply.

X referred your offer to Hr. E. H. Baker, a olaBS-mate, who
is as yet unemployed, and he expressed a desire of accepting the pos¬
ition, providing you would be '(Tilling to oonslder the same.

Thanking you again for your consideration, and trusting that
you shall be able to assist my friend, X am,

Respeotfully yours,

necessary to refuse an offer from your company. I wiBh to
plaoe with you an application for work, and would he pleased
to reoeive a similar offer. I have taken the same course
and subjects as Mr. Ear tie , and will also he; graduated this
June.

I prefer to enter some electrochemical field, as
organio electrochemistry, hut am not especially particular
as to the nature of the work I would he' engaged in at the
start. I shall he glad to furnish recommendations
regarding my willingness to work and ability, or any other
information you might desire.

Respectfully yours,

CjU-v. rVh.

THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

STATE COLLEGE, PA. May 30,1916

Laboratory of Thomas A. Edison,

Orange, N. J.

Attention: The assistant to Mr. Edison.

My Dear Sir:

Mr. E. U. Baker, who will graduate this year
from The Pennsylvania State College in Eleotro-ohemioal
Engineering, has brought me a letter which you sent to
1/r? Carl Bartle, advising him that you coula ofxer him
a position in your laboratory. This ofxer oame to Mr.
Bartle after he had accepted another position. Mi.

Baker is very anxious, if possible, to be giv„n an
opportunity in your organization.

Technically. Mr. Baker is one of the strongest
men in this year's section. He has a fine mind and is
a hard, consistent worker. He has an excellent character
and has proven himself one oi the most satisfactory
students* whom I have had under me. In °as® the n

sit ion about which you wrote to Mr. Bartle lias not be„n
filled, I feel sure that you would make absolutely no
Estate in giving Mr. Baker a trial. Mr. Baker's add¬
ress is 135SFi-azier Street, State College, Pa.

If I can give you any further information about
this applicant, I shall he very glad indeed to do so.

rical Eng.

Mr. Yfow H. Headoworoft,

Assistant to Mr. Edison,
Orange, H.J.

Dear Sir:

P.O. Box 318,

State College, Pa.,
June 5,1916.

Your favor of the 2nd ultimo, relative to my applica¬
tion for a position, has been reoeived. Several days after
sending in my application to y.ou I received an offer of a
position from another company, with a request for an answer

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by telegraph. This did not give i
answer, so X aooepted their offer.

i time to wait for your
I regret very muoh

the trouble I have occasioned you, and wish to express my
thanks for your offer, which I oannot now aocept.

Respectfully yours,

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June 14th. 1916,

Ur. B. S tnhle .

85 Valley Hoad,

V.ost orange, U. J.

Dear Sir:

Replying to your favor of tho 12th in¬
stant, I wouia say that I have made some inquiries
as to placing you in one of the other departments,
hut am told that there is no opportunity of using
your sorvicos at this time. However, your applica¬
tion will be retained on filo for future roforonee.
Yours very truly,

assistant to iir. Edison.

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Dear Mr. Meadowcroft:-

I duly received a copy of your letter
with reference to the Discolored Phenol, the sale of which I
ain how negotiating. If the parties want the additional 10
lb. sample, I will advise you promptly.

In the meantime, your original letter
has come to hand, it being mailed to A.C. Barrell, of
Birohfield & Co., Hew York, and who resent it to me.

hv\

. — • I take the liberty of enclosing here¬

with a letter I received from a young man, P* B. Hallook,
whose father I have known for a number of years. This man
is an educated chemist, being a graduate of Columbia Univer-
sity, Chemical Department, and I believe he would prove an honest
and useful young man.

I is possible that you may have use
for such a person in some of your plants. If so, I should be
glad if you could give him a trial. If you are. not in want
of such a man, simply return his application to me.

Yours very truly,

Eno.

TJP-.CH.

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July 6th- 1916

Dr. E. J. Parker,

98 Viilliara Street,

Hew York City.

Doar Dr. Parker;

I received your favor of the third in¬
stant enclosing letter from hr. P. 35. (lallock in
regard to a position in our Cjiomical Department,

I showed- both your letter and hr. ilallook's letter
to Hr, Edison, and he wished me to express to you
his regret that there is no vacancy at the- present,
l'he only position ho had open was filled last week,
Howevor, if we should bo in line for additional
assistance, I shall take pleasure in communicating
with you later.

X return Hr,. Hallock’ s letter here¬
with,

Yours very truly.

Enclosure .

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July 26 th.. 1916

To whom it may concern :

Mr. Douglas II. Milo e tone has been connected
with my Company for over thirteen years. His
eervicoB have been extromoly satisfactory in every
way, ana I am sorry that he io compelled to leave
my employ on account of entering in the defence
of his country.

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

August 1st* 1916.

tir- 2. stable,

8E Valley uoacl,

■ ost Oranges, ii.J.

hoar Sir:

Hr. iiOison roouectc us to say in re¬
ply to your favor of the 89th ultimo that he
cannot v..ry well give you a recommendation us
a Chemist, hut perhaps Mr. Constable v.ouia be
filling o give you one as a draughtsman,
lours very truly,

jidieon laboratory.

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FINANCIAL EXECUTIVE'S MEMORANDUM NO._
All I. A. E, Affiliated inter es ATE

SUBJECT -

RESULT WANTED BY -
please co-operate with -

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First Aid Service Dept, — Dr. Daniell.
Employment Service Department.-
Treasury Service Department.

Ur. 0. B. Hayes,
Music Hoorn.

In accordance with Mr, Edison's wishes, and as a precaution¬
ary measure to protect the families of employees from Infantile Paralysis and
to prevent the quarantine and closing down of whole or part of any Division or
Department, please be strictly guided by the following:

1. Any employee living or boarding with family or
friends where infantile Paralysis has developed with which he
has come in contact or been associated, should be prohibited
from reporting for work for 2 l/2 weeks following. outbreak of
the disease,. and then only if he has remained away and lived
entirely apart from the afflicted person or persons during the
2 l/2 weeks and can furnish proper certificate from the Health
Board.

2. Where it becomes known to, a Division Manager that
there is a case, of Infantile Paralysis in the house in which, an
Edison employee lives, the employee is. not to be admitted for
work thereafter without a proper- certificate from the Health
Board.

3. Where conditions warrant employees compelled to be
absent in this manner, may be continued gratuitously on the

payroll by Mr. Edison on half, pay for the first 2 ?/'2 "e!*s
of such absence, provided notice is duly sent to the Employment
Service Department.

4. All Divisipn. Managers are urged to be vigilant in

this matter to see that no employees come^ ^““^ion

that- all cases are inmediately reported t

Managers.

5. Employees should be asked to report, to their. Division
Managers any', cases existing among the families of other employees.

6. On hearing of a case, the. Division, Manager should
inmediately send the. employee home and report same to Dr.^

Daniell, .529 Springdale Avenue, East: Orange, ,N.\ J. , (Phone
1317 Orange)..

RESULT ACCEPTED _ 191 - -

Messrs. Chas. Edison, C^.H. Wilson, and R. . A. . Bachman. .

COPIES TO -

PLEASE USE FORM 1276 FOR ALL CORRESPONDENCE REALITIVE TO THIS MEMORANDUM.

ORIGINAL.

7. In order that provision may be made for contin¬
uing the employee on a special payroll for the 2 l/?. weeks ,
as above mentioned, notice should be sent to the Employment
Service Department. The Employment Service Department will
co-operate with the Treasury Service Department to the end
that this special payroll may be handled in the best manner
possible, and with the Secretarial Service Departments to the
end that this expense burden may be properly distributed.

8, Dr. Daniell states that it is exceedingly risky
for anyone to come in contact with any person who has been
around or near a case of Infantile Paralysis and that it is
now known to be a fact that clothes readily carry the germs,
and that the secretions of the nose and throat are particu¬
larly dangerous.

Your earnest thought and oo-operation toward preventing the
spread of this disease is requested.

Safl IsiMiin |

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S. Bi Ivlambert,

JM/ VV 1A\

logust 11th. 1916,

Ur. James E. Phelan,

SO Broadv. Stroot,

lien York City.

-ear Sir :

I am in receipt of your favor of the
9th instant,' and hog to say that tho permanency
of position does not dopond upon tho war. If
you make good, which I think you can, thoro are
two other places in Hie organisation open, which
aro not now satisfactorily filled.

Yours very truly.

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

August 24, 1916.

Messrs. 2airbanks ana Hird: /

Referring to attaoliea inquiry from lewis 2. Bryant,
Commissioner of Labor, having reforence to the strike in our plant,
so far as I can recall, no strike has occurred wherein the employees
actually loft our plant or the cause of any threatened strike waB
not satlsfaotorily adjusted, hut before replying definitely to this
effect I would like to know from you whether I am correct or not.

If not, please advise mo tho details of any strike that may have
ooourred. As we have always been very friendly with Hr. Bryant
and the Department of labor of Hew Jersey, I feel that a reply to
this o ommunicatton is advisabXo*

cm/ mi c* H* •?il90n*

Eno-

Messrs. Fairbanks and. Hird:

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September 9, 1916.

Under date of August 34th Mr. Wilson referred to
you a letter from lewis T. Bryant, Commissioner of labor, having
referenoe to strike in our plant, to which he wished to reply aft a:
receiving your comments. This ie simply a reminder in the ordinary
oourse so that the matter will not be overlooked.

IWW I. 17. Walker.

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September 13,

1916.

Mr. Wilson:

Mr. Fairbanks telephoned this afternoon, in regard to
inquiry of labor Commissioner Bryant as to a reported strike here,
that inasmuch as he had probably been responsible for the delay
due to congestion of work and accumulation of paperB, he had taken
the liberty of interviewing Hlrd about it, who is now in his depart¬
ment. Hird told him that there was no strike but that in July
some of the men stayed out one day, due to a disagreement, and came
back the next night.

Mr. Fairbanks has not yet been able to turn up the lettar
from Commissioner Bryant, but reports as above so that you will
be able to answer Mr. Bryant's inquiry.

Mr. lewis T. Bryant,

Commissioner of labor,
fronton, H. J.

Dear Sir:

Apologies are aue you for the delay in replying to your
inquiry of August 23 ra concerning reported strike in our Diamond
Disc Department on July 17th, which inquiry was referred to ono of
the hdd^a of departments and mislaid.

We oouia hardly call this a strike, for the reason that,
aiter they had made certain demands that were not met, they remained
out owing to a disagreement among themselves more than anything else',^
About forty men participated in a demand for an increase in wages,
twenty of whom were put to work the^following night (it was night
gang) and the remainder we refused to take hack.

Yours very truly.

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• Mr. Alex S. IoWib,

126 West 116th Street, '

Hew York City, H.Y.' /

Bear Sir:- . ; • . ’

Your, favor of the 6th instant has boon
received and shown to Mr. Edison. He wishes us to
say in reply tlut ho may 'have on opening of the kina
you mention before long.- Ho sayB that if you are
going to be in our neighborhood some day in the near
future, you may drop in hero and he will see you.

, Possibly it might' be just as well to tele¬
phone in advance, and plqaso ask to see me.

Yours very truly.

Assistant to Mr. Edison.

October 11th, 1916.

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V/est °range, A^iJ ^ e^'**c"

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Clients of mine/desire to make inquiry of ^
\ of 136 Liberty Street, this

your concerning D. H. Blisi
city. X shall appreciate it if you will advise me o'f ^
your knowledge of him and his ability as an inventor
and aB a business man, and also as to his integrity and
general character.

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October 19,1916.

Mr. Arthur Bosenberg,

Standard Varnish borks,
• Elm lark, S. I.,
How York.

Dear Sir:- - ■ --

' lir. Alex S. lewis _hss applied to me for
a position' as Eesearch unomis't in my Chemical
laboratory- He rofors ine to you and states that
he has worked for ’your Comnuuy about three years-.

Bill you kindly lot me know what you
think of Mr. lewis for this class of work, obliging,

Yours, very truly,

October 19,1916

6. B. CookPaiht Works,

Kansas City, Ho.'

Gentlemen:

Hr. Alex S. lewis has applied to me for
a position as Research Chemist in my Chemical
laboratory. Ho refers me to you and states that
he has worked for your Company about three years .

b ill you kindly let me know what you
think of Hr. lewis for t-is class of work, obliging.

General Offices Removed to 90 West Street,

New York Cjty/(£

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October 20,19X6

Gentlemen: Attention of Mr.Meadowcroft.

I are in receipt of your inquiry

(of the 19th inst., regarding Alexander S.
Lewie, and wish to eay that he worked as
Assistant in our Research Department for a
period slightly in excess of three years.

, and

Research Chemist, and he, therefore, had
no opportunity to display originality. It
i3 consequently impossible to soy how val¬
uable a Chemist he may be.

Yours very truly

STANDARD VARNISH WORKS

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Panama. Pacific International Exposition. 1915

Kansas City.

U.S.A. Clot. 23, 1916.

Chomaa A. Edison, Laboratory,

Orange, 11. J.

Gentlemen:

Referring to your inquiry of the 19th,
concerning Ur. Alex. S. Lewis:

Ur. Lewis was in our employ for a few
months the early part of this year. He Beamed
to he a very capable young fellow and was efficient
in his work, hut as he was of Jewish descent and
had some of the objectionable characteristics of
that race, ho was a disturbing element in our
organization and I, therefore, asked for his res¬
ignation.

Yours very truly.

Pres. & Ureas.

cnc/s

All T A .E . Affiliated. Interests ,

Standard of First Aid Committee.

— Oot .26,1916.

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Immediately effective.

"“Secretarial Service Department for Insurance & Dispensary Service Dept .

CONFERENCE OF SILVER LAKE DIVISION MANAGERS;

Mr. A. 0. Frost, Insurance and Dispensary Servioe Department, submitted
a bulletin as revised by the legal Servioe Department, of which Mr. j. v. Miller,
approved. Following is a copy of the bulletin, which is to bo blueprinted and framed,
copy of same to be plaoed alongside of each time olook in each silver Late Division.

INSURANCE AMD DISPENSARY SERVIOE DEPARTMENT OF
THOMAS A . EDISON AFFILIATED INTERESTS .

ASSjrogroa AT 3ILVat,.UKE.FI!AMBi.

LOCATIONS Building #111, Phenol, Resin & Wax Manufacturing Div-

• ision, T. A. E . Incorporated,

OFENs At all hours, day and night. Every day including Sun¬

days and Holidays .

NORSE: In attendance at all hours .

DOCTOR: In attendance every week day from 11:00 a, m . to IS: 00

noon. Subject to call by Nurse at all hourB ,

SERVICES: All injured employees will be treated free of charge in

accordance with the provisions hereinafter set forth.
No ordinary oases of siokness will be treated.

Dr. A. Daniell, Re s idenoe , 529 Springdale Ave, E .Orange, NW.

Telephone, 1317 "Orange"

Dr. E. Gennell.AsB istaht.Residenoe, 360 High St ., Newark, N J .

Telephone 8229 "Market" .

FIRST AID KITS .

Are conveniently located in each Division and are to be used
for First Aid only at t ime of aooldent . All subsequent treatments on
employers premises to be taken oare of at Dispensary,

A card with a Red Cross on a white background will indioate
location of first Aid Kit.

JfK lap jja^soi^ and jjilver „Lake Division Managers^ Committee .

MEDICAL SERVICES

3630

All Modloal Servians rondored by Dr, Daniell or
his assistant Dr. Gennell, to injured employees at the
Diapanaary or at employees homoa or hOBpitals for whioh
the Thomas A. Edia on Affiliated Intereata are liable, will
be free.

Under the Workmen's Compensation Law, the employer
is required to furnish medioal and hospital services and
medicines not to exceed fifty dollars in value, during the
first two weeks after the aooident, unless the employee re¬
fuses to permit the employer to do 30 .

in addition to the two weeks presoribed by law, in those
oases vjiere it is necessary, Dr. Daniell and his Assistant, Dr.
Gennell v/ill oontlnue to render medioal services to all Injured
employees, which sorvioes v/ill also bo free, but the employer
reserves tha right to discontinue such medioal services mentioned
in this paragraph at any time it may see fit ,

In case an injured employee refuses to allow the above men¬
tioned services and medicines to bo furniBhed by the employer and
employs another physician or surgeon, the employer will not be
liable for the expense so inourred, and will not reimburse the
employee therefor .

All medicines prescribed by Dr. Daniell or his ABsiBtant
Dr. Gennell, for injured employees, may be obtained free of charge
fab them at Progress Pharmacy, 0. M. Marra, 54 Belmont Ave„ Sil¬
ver LakB, H. J„ upon presentation of prescription, if same is
presented during the first two weeks after an accident .

Any employee v/ho buyB such medioinos elsewhere, or buys
them subsequent to the first two weeks after an aooident, must
bear oost of same himself.

DIVISION MANAGERS. DEPARTMENT SUPKniirrEUDlilirrS.TOREMllK .

In the event of a minor aooident First Aid is to be given
at First Aid Station and injured employee is to be sent to Dis¬
pensary . Nurse at Dispensary will telephone for Doctor if ne¬
cessary.

In oase of a very serious accident apply first aid and 00m-
munioate with nurBe at Dispensary^tating nature of injury and lo¬
cation of injured employee. Then telephone immediately for am-
bulanoo giving same information as Was given to nurse . The nurse will
go to injured employee at onoo, render all aid possible and stay
until in the nurBS'B opinion it is safe to leave the injured em¬
ployee and return to Diqoensary, Upon return to DiiTfcensary nurse
will notify Dr. Daniell or his Assistant Dr, Gennell,

If it seems^possible or dangerous to move an injured employee
iwnediately following the aooident, telephone to the Dispensary,

pensary, stating the facto. Iha nurae will telephone Dr,
Danlell and if unohle to get him, to Dr. Goimell . If un¬
able to get either, will oall some other Doctor.

It io important to call Dr. Danlell and Dr. Gennoll
first, as the United states Fidelity and Guaranty Company
will not pay for the expense of another doctor unless DrB .
Danlell or Geimell cannot bo reached.

In the event of calling a doctor to any location at
Plant other than the Dispensary, be auro to notify the Doctor
of the exact location of injured employoo, namely, the
Divio ion and Building, and to also notify the Doctor as th
the proper gate to enter.

AOC1HEM? REPORTS .

In the evont of an injured employee losing time on
oooount of an acoident oither at the time of accident or
later (other than that necessary to go to Diqcensary for
treatment) make report of same on Fo.rm #566 of the United
States Fidelity and Guaranty Company and forward to Insurance
& Dispensary Service Department . Failure on your part to
report an nocidont when the injured employee loses time, may
result in a fine of $60.00 by the Department of Labor, state
of Sow Jersey.

If injured emnloyee did not lose any t ime on account
of aooidont (other* than that neoeBoury to go to Dispensary
for treatment) forward Form #1816 whioh you will receive
from nurse to Insurance & Dispensary Service Department ,

'.Vhen an injured employee returns to wort after the
aocident report has been sent in, the insurance and Dis¬
pensary Service Department must bo immediately notified
thereof in writing.

COgPBHSmOH .

Under the How Jersey Workmen’s Compensation Law an
injured employee is not entitled to compensation during the
first two weeks after an acoident, except medical and hos¬
pital sorvicos and medicines, to bo furnished by the employer
V/hen an injured employee Iobbb time on account of an aooidnnt
after the first two weeks, he will receive compensation from
the beginning of the third week for the period prescribed by
law. Ho compensation will be paid for time lost after an in¬
jured’ employee ie able to return to work.

injured employees who have not returned to work and v&o
are entitled to compensation will receive samo at their homes,
either by oheok through mail, or from United States Fidelity &
GuauntynCompany' s Adjuster, who will coll.

injured employees viio have returned to work and are
entitled to compensation will receive AS^e by Unitod Stuteo
Fidelity and Guaranty Company’s oheok whioh will he handled to

them by their Division Manager or his reprosentativa .»

3630

Issued by

Insuranoo & Disponsary Sarvloa Dopt .

Hovamber 1, 1916 ,

Ootobor 17th, 1916 - legal Service Department

duly approved the foregoing.

Mr. Frost submitted Form #1610 on which the nurse will re¬
port to the Insurance and Dispensary Service Department a list of all new cases
treated at the Dispensury each day, also Form #1616, whioh the nurse is to use
in notifying the Division Managor concerned, of each new case treated at the
3ilver Late Dispensary each day.

It was unanimously agreed that these two forms be adopted.

Form #1816 to be cheoKed by the Division Manager and if
no time has been lost (other than that necessary to go to Dispensary for treat¬
ment) Division Manager is to note same on Form #1816 and send to insurance &
Dispensary Service Department. If time ie loet either at time of accident or
later (other than that necessary to go to Dispensary for treatment) make re¬
port of aooidonb on Form #565 of the United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company and
send to Insurance & Dispensary Service Department. This then will give the
Insurance and Dispensary Service Dopartmsnt, a check on these cases, and if they
have not been notified within a reasonable length of time, they can communicate
with the Division effeoted.

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Thomas A. Edison, Inc., v 'm* C^»v*v«4iAum w*'**''"*
Orang 6 1 13 . J . , .

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Vie have just learned that Mr. E.E. &^KS_,

Hudson, who has been so prominently identified
with the development, especially the increased use
of primary batteries in this country in all lines
of industry, but especially in the railway field,
leaves the Thomas A. Edison Co., Inc. on January 1
to go with the Viaterbury Battery Company.

The writer has personally known Mr.

Hudson for a. number of years and during that acquain¬
tanceship has learned alsb that Mr. Hudson has built
for himself a confidence and acquaintanceship which
to say the least is enviable. Vie shall make some
notice of the proposed change in early issues of two
or more of our publications and it has occurred to us
that since he has been identified with you for the
past eight or nine years, you might care to payhim
some brief personal tribute that we could include in
a sketch. If you are so inclined, we will appreciate
it if you will so address us in the next few days so
that we may include it.

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Office of the Permanent Secretary

November 29,1916.

Dear Mr. Edison: -

Yesterday I called upon Mrs. William Merritt Chase,
widow of the distinguished painter, who perhaps you kmew, -
was one of the finest men in the profession and a man of great
use to everybody with whom he oame in contact. He left eight
children, two of whom are married. Of his two sons, one, six¬
teen years old, is very much interested in electricity, and
Mrs. Chase is desirous to have him start work at onoe. I have
volunteered to write to you to ash if, in these piping timeB
of peace, you have a place for a bright young fellow in your
workshop. 1 feel sure that he is of the right stuff. Will
you kindly let me hear from you?

Always, with the kindest romembranoes and with

great respect.

Thomas^ Edison, Esq. ,
orange, N.J .

December 1,1910

IJr. 3. 0. Johnson,

c/o American Acadony of Arte and lottore,
Eoom 411,. 70 Fifth Avonue,

Bov: York, B.Y.

Dear 2, Ir. Johnson:

I am ofraid that you are
laboring under a nicapprolions ion which seoms
to bo quito general,. namely, . that I am still
active iy carrying on an electrical Manufact¬
uring businoec. 1 have boon .out of -tlmt lino,
of business for over IS. year:. , except tliat we
are still malting primary and storage batter¬
ies. -

iiy establishment is not such e one
as Mrs. Chase has in mind for her. son, I
would suggest that you or sho communicate with
the General Sloctrie Company at- Schenectady:
Ehby have an apprentice oomso, as to which
they issue some literature,, and I think that
you will< get "the information you wish from
that Goiirco.

Edison General File Series
1916. Equipment and Supplies (E-16-36)

This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to the
purchase and use of tools and raw materials in Edison's laboratory and
factories. Included are lists of items wanted, prepared by Edison, along with
marginalia written by Edison regarding the qualities of the products received.
Among the documents for 1916 are letters pertaining to pulverizing mills,
pianos and custom-made thermometers. Some of these letters are marked
"disc" or "disc phono," indicating that they relate to efforts to continue the
production of phonograph records despite wartime shortages of raw materials.
Among the correspondents are photographer Frank M. Steadman and
chemical supplier William H. Scheel.

Approximately 10 percent of the documents have been selected,
including all items relating to Edison's direct personal involvement in the
ordering of equipment and supplies. The unselected material includes routine
correspondence pertaining to orders and shipping, as well as variant copies of
standard inquiry letters used by Edison to request catalogs, quotes, or
samples. Most of this correspondence was handled by William H. Meadowcroft
and George L. Ott. Also unselected are many sales letters from companies
trying to interest Edison in their products, and interoffice communications
between A. C. Emery and other Edison employees regarding purchasing,
accounting, and record keeping.

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LAUTER CO.

PIANO MANUFACTURERS

NEWARK. NEW JERSEY

Mr. Thomas Edison,
Valley Road ,

West Orange, N. J.

Rear Siri-

Jannary 14th, 19 IS.

We are concerned to know something of the extent to which
you hare found satisfactory the " LAUTER " Upright Piano recently
selected by yourself for use at your pr irate laboratories.

It is not unlikely that the tonal balance and accuracy
of this piano (especially for experimental and recording work)
could be maintained more perfeotly if we had occasional access
to the same for such tuning and regulating ns might contribute to
its thorough satisfaction in your use of it.

Will you not kindly adrise us accordingly,- in apprec¬
iation of which courtesy,- we are

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[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

January 20th . 1916 .

;.lr . Learning :

Hr. Edison wants me to ask you to send a con¬
firming requisition to the Industrial Chemical 'Company, the
Fifth avenue Building, Hew lork City, for one carload of #1
Calcium Carbonate, at (jib. 00 per ton, 1?. 0. B. Orange, packed
in extra strong cotton bags, which v.ill bo charged extra at
each and credited in full on return to shipper, freight
prepaid. Tennis 30 days, less for cash, 10 days. On ac¬
count of the ombargo laid by the Pennsylvania Eailroad Co.,
today on goods for Erie delivery, I have instructed the In¬
dustrial Chemical Company to route this shipment via P. B. E.
and D. L. & «. delivery at Orange. This routing has been
determined upon after consultation with Mr. Edison, end I
have so instructed the Industrial Chemical Company in giving
them the order by the telephone this afternoon. I have instruct¬
ed them lo consign the goods as follow's :

Thomas ^ . Edison,

Disc Beeord Department,

Orange, II. J.

For al. Hoffman.

V, . H. MEADOYiCEOFT .

Jan. 31st . 1916.

West Pulverising Company,
liewark, II. J.

Gentlemen:

I am looking for a grinding mill
that will grind dry woodpulp bo that 80$ij of
the ground material' will past through 200
mesh. The capacity of the grinding machine
to be about 800 pounds per hour. The dry
woodpulp hs it goes into the machine would
pass through about 20 mosh.

• If you can supply any such mill,
will you please send me particulars, and price
at your earliest convenience. Please also
state how promptly delivery could be made.

Tours very truly.

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

STURTEVANT
CRUSHING, GRINDING

AND

SCREENING MACHINERY

Thirty-five years’ experience in designing and
building special reduction and screening machin¬
ery enables us to offer the largest and most varied
line of specialties' built and to give as references most of the prominent concerns using
this class of machinery. There is hardly any substance that cannot be handled eco¬
nomically in some of our machines. Our testing department is at your disposal, so that
machines may be tried before purchasing.

We build Crushers of several types (Jaw, Rotary and Hammer) for coarse or fine
reduction. Rolls for fine crushing and Granulation— Ring-Roll, Hammer Bar, Swing
Hammer and Emery Mills for coarse, intermediate and fine grinding.

Newaygo Screens and Separators for all kinds of screening; Laboratory Crushers,

Rolls, Grinders and Screens for Sampling; Coal Crushers and Automatic Samplers ( i/'-
Automatic Scales, Dry Mixers, etc. i *-i&- l

SEND FOR CATALOGUE

STURTEVANT MILL CO., BOSTTy, MASS.

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40 METALLURGICAL AND flHEMTfiAT. ENGINEERING JANUARY 1, 1916

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February 1st. 1916.

Mr. Edison:

You probably remember Mr. Johnson of the Goodyear
Eubber Company oomong on to see you, and you spoke to him about
getting you somo of that sheet rubber for reproducers. There
was some delay about it, and then you wrote him a letter saying
that if he wanted to have a phonograph for his wife to hurry
up the samples.

I transpired afterward that the samplos were all the
time at your house, ant. you found them accidentdy. They had
been sent to Charles by mistake.

I am writing now just as a reminder to you as to whether
or not you intended or had promised to give Mr. Johnson a phono¬
graph for hie wife. X feel that you would probably not want to
neglect it if you had made the nromise.

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3. &. Alsing Engineering <&o.

SlOoSBBSacxSiBSEJSr

#75 Guernsey Str. Brooklyn Boro# New York. Febr. 1st. 1910.

Thomas A. Edison, Laboratory:
Orange, N..T.

Gentlemen:-

boratory. («

'fyd^uXo J a CUka^aX tW« j

tfr'VCA

Cylinders. Tin

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We '4jav^,your k^tl^nquiry jforji Mill, to pulverize Wood-Pulp
"mesh* at. the rate of 800 lh. per hour.

can (highly recomandr-our Pebble pulverizing
/ ^econoraical^^fine^pulverizers in existence.

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We enciuJr^HuT^wItl? a special circular (if these Mills, that
contains explanations and instructions of the construction, erection and
directions for opperating these Mills, etc. V ^

We also enclose a B/P. of the size of Cylinder, whdfbh we think
will answer the required capacity. Further a B/P. of the lafiest Porcelain
lining. This shape of Brick with Bumbs on the race, has proven to have a
greater efficiency in grinding and also protects the seams, where the wear
of the lining starts and thus prolongs the life of a lining.

We propose to furnish you one Alsing Pulverizing Cyl. complete,
lined with our improved lining and including a full charge of
the best selected Flint Pebbles, at the price of :-
Six Hundred Dollars- ---------------

FOB. here. *

It will take 4 weeks to construct such machine of 4 b cila. X

-$600.00
)' long.

Trusting that we may receive your order at
Yours very truly
J.R. Alsing Engineering Company.
d? Prest.

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Feb.

Dth. 1916.

The «. E. dicing Engineering Co.,

7b Guernsey Stroot,

Brooklyn, ii. T.

Gentlemen :

I received your favor of the first
instant with enclosures, and regret to say
that I cannot use a mill with pebbles . . I
can only use steel balls, as 1 can get the
minute chips out of the powder by a magnet,
whereas 1 could not do this with pobblos .

tours very truly.

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The Edison Portland Cement Company

STEWARTSV1LLE, N. J. February?, 1916.

Mr. Thomas A. Edison,

Orange , N. J.

Dear Mr. Ediscn:-

Replying tc your note relative to
Fuller Mills, I beg tc state that we will need all the
Fuller Mills we have in the Coal Flant until the new
tube mills have been received and put in place, which
may be June cr July before they are all installed.

I have taken the matter up with the
Fuller people tc see whether 1 can locate any second
hand mills, and if sc, will advise you.

Yours very truly,

president .A

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Thomas A. Edison, #2

same . We beg to remain

Yours very truly,

Since writing the above it has occurred to us that it might
be advisable for our representative to call and if after locking these
samples over, you would like to see him please advise, and we will
arrange for an early interview with you.

Fob. 23rd. 1916.

She John E. Thropp's Eons Co.,

Trenton, H. J.

Gentlemen :

Your favor of the 21st instant re¬
garding the test of grind wood pulp has been
received arid shown to Hr. Edison. He requests
us to say that the results you report are not
satisfactory, .mother concern that has tried this,
grinds 280 pounds per hour, 92Ji through 180 mesh.

Yours very truly,

Edison laboratory.

Charles J. Cagliabue,
18 - 33rd Street,
Brooklyn, 11. 1.

Hot.' about that special sample thermometer. I^ouiahavere-
oeived it yesterday. Can you not send it today by
messenger? X want to decide matter before leaving for Florid -

.'.lurch 20 th. 1916.

Mr. Emery:

Mr. Edison requested me to send you .his memorandum
to ask you to issue a requisition to the Simplex Hydrometer
Company, 320 Market Street, Ifewark, il. J., to cover 12 special
thermometers made on Mr. Edison’s specifications, at *4.00 each.
Shese are 9" special thermometers reading from ioo0 to 400°Fahr.
One of these has been delivered to Mr. Edison this morning, and
the remaining 11 are to be delivered on Thursday of this week.

Mr. Edison told mo to tell you that this was a special
emergency case which he has rushed through personally before leav¬
ing for Florida. These special thermometers are to be used in
the manufacture of the disc records. Hr. Moore knows about it.

If these special thormonetere are found satisfactory,

Mr. Edison expects to uso about 80 altogether, and he thinks that
probably the ."implex Hydromoter Company will make you a little
better price on the remaining 68. V.e cannot tori definitely
about ordering the remaining 68 until the 12 have been in use.

..ill you kindly have the requisition for the 12 issued
today, and send it to Simplex Hydrometer Company at the above
address , for attention of Mr. Beck?

K. H. MEADOV. CEOFT .

OFFICE i

WAREHOUSE. 22S EAST 24tli STREET

OFFICE, MONTREAL

AND SHOWROOMS. PULLMAN

LENZ & NAUMANN, Inc.

CHEMICAL, BIOCHEMICAL, MEDICAL, SURGICAL
AND PHYSICAL APPARATUS, GLASSWARE AND
SPECIALTIES, CHEMICALS, DRUGS AND STAINS

17 Madison Avenue, Pullman Building, New York, 1). S. A.

New York, March 21st, 1916.

Atti Mr. Meafloweraft

Thomas A. Edison,
East Orange, H.J.

Dear Sirs-

As per your telephone conversation, we wish to
oonflrm our quotation on your sepoial thermometers. We could
furnish the same at $6.00 a piece, and assure you that you will
receive instruments of the best workmanship.

We hope to receive this order, and remain awaiting
your further favors,

GG/MW
P.B. 3429

Your b very respectfully,
lens & Baumann) Ino.

Quotation Department .

ADDRESS

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. Brookyn, N. Y. City.

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Attertion Mr. Mead ovver eft .

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Thank you for the courtesies shown our Mr. 3. R.

Mackie on the occasion of his recent visit, at which
time you favored him with an order for special Ther¬
mometer with flat sensitive bulb and this order has
been entered under our ITo. 9159, as per attached acknow¬
ledgment .

v You will no doubt understand that this is a Thermom-
. eter , made up special to your order and we are there-
.''i if ore unable to give you any definite date of shipment,

' ’ ' as even at this time a tube has been made up for the

Thermometer which was not satisfactory and would not pass
■' our inspection and therefore had to be sent back to the
- factory-

So far as a price in the quantities of 80 is concerned
we will be very glad to- quote you this price just as soon
as we can ascertain our cost for making up this sample
Thermometer, as the price we quote you will have to be
based on the same.

Hoping, _

factory and trusting
mands, we beg to remain

will find the foregoing sat is -

Yours very truly,

J. TAGLIABUE MFG. CO.
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Thank you for the courtesies show our Mr. 3. R.

Mackie on the occasion of his recent visit, at which
time, you favored him with an order for special Ther¬
mometer with flat sensitive bulb and this order has
been entered under our Ho. 9159, as per attached acknow¬
ledgment .

You will no doubt understand that this is a Thermom¬
eter, made up special to your order and we are there¬
fore unable to give you any definite date of shipment,
sp.as even at this time a tube has been made up for the
V: Thermometer which was not satisfactory and would not pass
i1' our inspection and therefore had to be sent back to the
• factory-

So far as a price in' the quantities of 80 is concerned
we will be very glad to- quote you this price just as soon
as we can ascertain our cost for making up this sample
Thermometer, as the price we quote you will have to be
based on the same.

Hoping, however, you will find the foregoing satis¬
factory and trusting to be favored with your future com¬
mands, we beg to remain

Yours very truly,

Ci J. TAGIIABUE MFG. CO.

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We beg to inquire whether you would be inter¬
ested in a timing devioe, which we manufacture, graded
to one one hundredth of a seoond, the finest develope-
ment of its kind that has even been produoed.

Divides and reoords the time up to one one hundred of
a seoond,. and oould be used for testing maohinery and
for other purposes where greit exactness and fine
graduation of tim9 is required.

If you are interested in the proposition,
we should be pleased to hear from you in reference to
same, We specialize on timing instruments of all
kinds. We furnish numerous timing devices, watohes,
clocks, eto, to the United States Government and
various large corporations, and we would be pleased if
you will give us an opportunity of figuring with you
for your requirements in these lines. You will find
it of advantage to do so.

Anticipating your reply, we remain,

Yours very truly,

LC.il.

Dear “ir:-

V/e are writing you by request of Mr. Thomas
4. Edison (7/HM) and wish to inquire if your carbon black or lamp
black is in the dry form when ground or do you want to grind it
in a paste form. Our mills are adapted principally for pigment in
oil, although we have a machine here in stock, slightly used that
is designed for such material that might be what you want.

It is not very large, we presume the stones are about 15" or 16"
in diameter and we could let you have this mill at §100.00 MB
Cars Cincinnati.

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Orange, New Jersey,
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I am in receipt, of your telegram of the 16th., and
thank you very kindly for same, I note that it is chalk that „
you require and beg to inquire if you have received the sample s v
X sent you. If you have you will observe that it is chalk Sri

instead of limestone. We have fallen into the habit of calling vu
thi3 material limestone as we use it here for sweetening the
sour soils and the farmers always speak of it as limestone.

Some years ago Dr, John C.Branner, of Lelsnd Stanford,

Jr., University, made a survey of this property for the ^tate
of Arkansas and in his report he says as follows:

"The value of this chalk for cement purposes is hardly
appreciated at the present time, when we consider that chalk is
a" very soft rock, and therefore does not require grinding, as
do the compact limestones, and further, the greater ease with
which it can be burnt to lime, its superiority over other lime¬
stones may be seen. The fact that this bed is the only one
known to exist in the United States increases its value. The
following analysis shows how clearly it agrees in composition
with the chalk of Fedway, England, which has so long been used
in the manufacture of the famous Portland Cement." ( Then follows
comparative analysis of the two deposits.)

If you have received the sample, please examine it and
I think you will be struck with its peculiar softness arid purity.
There are no veins or seams, also it has no grain. If it is not
asking too much I would be glad if you would look at the chalk
and even if you can not use it, advise me so that I can ge, the
matter out of suspense. I herewith enclose self addressed en¬
velope for the purpose of your reply and thanking you very kind¬
ly, I remain.

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Replying to your esteemed favor of the 16th
inst., would say, the prise of the instrument to which
you refer is, §150.00.

We should be pleased to hear further from
you on the subject and to be favored with your orders
on same.

Thanking you in advance for and anticipating
your kind reply, we remain.

“ ACVAL"

Telephone, 2512 A Main

JOHN ACTON

Automatic Steam and Water Specialties

OlASS MACHINERY

Bogardus and Centrifugal

Mills G-rind Anything

Steel Boiler Mills for

Kook and Ore Pulverizing

118 John St., near Bridge St. 'Brooklyn, N.

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May 23rd. 1916.

Mr. John Acton,

118 John Street,

Brooklyn, H. Y.

Dear Sir:

I have received your favor of the 2£nd instant,
which I have shown to Mr. Edison. He wished me to say to
you if you are willing to send over one of the three second¬
hand #4 Bogardus wet mills, he will try it out, and if it
is all right he will keep it and will probably want more of
them. IVo will pay freight charges both wayB if ho finds that
the mill is not satisfactory for hie purpose..

He wants to grind curbon black into a think alcoholic
varnish, and he wants to grind it exceedingly fine.

Yours very truly.

Assistant to Mr. Edison.

Varnish Gums,
Asphalts,

Shellac,

Driers,

Chemicals, and
Supplies for
Varnish Manufacturers

WILLIAM H. SCHEEL,
/MERCHANT,

159 Maiden Lane and 37 Fletcher Street.

: _^^>ay said.^igie,

Mr. Thoinaa-A-r-ISdison,
Orange,

Hew Jersey

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of Mr. Bdison for Magnesium Oxide. We have the matter close
hand and will communicate Just so soon as lots are available
hope to be able to mace some attractive offerings. The
situation may be changed soon on account of the opening
avenues of production. We have taken the matter closely in hand
and hope to be able to give you advices at a nearby date of a
new source of supply, said to be superior tc|the California
uagnesite. In the mean time if any new lots of Grecian Ground
Calcined Magnesite come to hand or even of the California quality
which is of good quality, and suitable to your requirements, we will
advise with your goodselves. We thank you for the further advices.

If you use any Lithcpone 30#, Oxide of
Zinc, Barytes, China Clay, Tripolite Barth, Fossil Flour, Aluminum
Flake or other Earths, Clays and Fillers at your plant we will be
glad to hear from you. We ar^naking a specialty of Lithopone 30#

and Oxide of Zinc, domestic gradings, such as

tied out by the

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Mr. Thomas A. "Jdison,

New Jersey Zinc Co., Keep : in close touch with us please.

Yours truly,

GHL-UJK.

May 27th. 1916.

Mr. William H. School,

159 Maiden lane, , ,

Iiew York City. Attention of Mr. L lacks.

Dear Six:

Your favor of the 2knd instant has been
received, and I thank you for your kind attention
in regard to the matter of Magnesium Oxide.

Mr. Edison wishes me to ask you to send
samples of the cheapest fillers (like chalk) that
you supply. Y.e use two carloads of chalk a month,
and pay §16.00 per ton.

Can you furnish anything better or cheaper.
Yours very truly.

Assistant to Mr. Edison.

June 29th. 1916.

Hr* II. 3?. Hiller:

At Hr. Edison's request I called at the
foundry of H. Hoaglond & Sons Company at Koekaway,

How Jersey, on my way down to Orange and obtained
from them approximately fifty pounds of hard, chilled
iron. Hr. Edison wanted this for his experiments in
connection with the disc records. I told the Hoag-
land people that 1 would sena them en order. Y.ill
you ploaso, therefore, issuo the proper requisition
and send it to them. Idid not ask the price, as Hr.
Edison wanted it in-any event.

V. . U. HBADOSOBOff®.

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Specializing in STEADMAN’S UNIT FOTOGRAFY
P and FOTOGRAFIC INVENTIONS.

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mP dear Mr. Edison:- ^ X~* ••

You will remember me aB the friend of Mr.
spiers of the Van Nostrand Company, the author of Unit Fotografy
who holds the "different" fundamental theory of light propo-
gatlon. &***. <t- -ho-*.; 7 ^ ' ■'

After our llttll conversation last Friday I showedVyou
the little Unit Actlnometer (the Aabameter, as I call It
commercially. ) and 1 wish to have the pleasure of sending
you1" one of these instruments. Perhaps yw use a kodak or other
camera occatlonaljy and could apply It practically.

The card enclosed! Is

iilo utW4 _ _ ’‘is the simplest fteauzf practice, arrayed

so that the ordinary/ Brownie user can use t}fe Instrument with¬
out going into the theories of the method^

\ During our conversation you said once’—Waat you did not
bare to talk theories hut conditions. I think you will
he interested to know that 1 am one year short of a common
/'school education and this new idea of light I have dug out
' of nature direct. In the work of standardizing my camera
exposures In home portrait work. I am certain that you are
enough interest In the subject matter to let me extend °ur^
talk with a couple of illustrations. (You realize I know *#r-
that when our friend Professor Barker awoke to the fact that
had a useful truth developed, there must he some reason for ,
him to say it. So I wish to give you these two Illustrations | v

to consider. The hosh that Is now taught in the schools. - - ' f <

regarding light is the direct cause of the general l^porance
of light and of fotografy popularly. My life work is to
remedy this condition in the schools and to slmpl^and make
rational and sensible the practice of fotografy. I am In my
first hard fights to get along and get my new inventions un¬
der way and you knov/ from experience .what this means at the
beginning. The little meter Is the first article to come
along. Enough of this. You know perhaps how glad I might be
to have a word of encouragement as to my ideas on lights In
case you- see that I have the true basis for computing Its
problems.

AABA FOTO-SERVIS.

Sacramento, Cal., . 1916.

Suppose at the left- Is represented three houses in which
a crew of workmen sleep. On the right," three different Jobs
of construction that these men work on. They rise in the
morning and from each house scatter to their work.

Sleeping quarters Construction Jobs

flow if you wish to keep track of the work done at Job
B for- example, would you not have to take into account the
men who actually assembled there to do the work? some would
come from house 1, others from house 2 and others from house
3 but they further a certain work AT THE PLACE WHERE THEY
ASSEMBLE. (BUST AS # LIGHT RAYS ILLUMINATE.)

Yourcommon sense problems in illumination consist of
getting enough lights in a group to give the disired bright¬
ness where that brightness is needed. That means expanse or
area considered as a property of the .light, source and not of h
the illuminated surface, as CTTfie "light-weakens-by-spread-
lng" theory.

Again: Suppose the light source to be the sky itself, and
the atmosphere always in contact with the surface illumi¬
nated: Going double the distance from the opening a, simply
allows l/4th the former sky area to shine upon the points of
the surface. ITowlEKe wKSTe^6TI”ttie sky is geometrically a
hemisphere over any point on the earth's surface and any q peril
lng that lets some the sky shine on any surface must admls a
MEASURABLE PORTTOT” OP THE WHOLE SKY. That PORTION lg^mpgSUra^iLe
in uniTs~ef"'st5litT''angle as developed in my book^

The different openings in the little meter
have the values of 4096, 2048, 1034, 512 and
256 cone units or units of solid angle respectively.

Purchasing Servioe Memorandum No.

September 21, 1916.

Mr. Fairbanks

TThat you may have further knowledge of the top plate oaat-
inga altuation, I adviae that another foundry, Louie Sack., yesterday
delivered 85 top plates of which 50 were rejected.

A. P. Smith again delivered 50 plates all of which were

rejected.

Wm. Crane delivered 60 plates, all of which were rejected
but he is now straightened out and we believe will make satisfactory
castings from now on.

We will of course take the patterns from Smith and Saoko
and fonrard them to a foundry which can do satisfactory work, name-
ly, the Cooperative Stove Works of Cleveland, 0.

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Edison General File Series
1916. Exhibitions (E-16-37)

This folder contains correspondence relating to industrial exhibitions in
which Edison participated or was invited to participate but declined. Included
are letters concerning the display of Edison products in New York at the
Second National Exposition of Chemical Industries and at the American
Association for the Advancement of Science, as well as a request for models
of Edison's early inventions and a question about Edison's use of a special
telephone at the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San
Francisco. The correspondents include Claude E. Holgate of Newark's
Anniversary Industrial Exposition, mineralogist George F. Kunz, and chemist
Charles F. Roth.

Approximately 20 percent of the documents have been selected. Most of
the unselected items are invitations, congratulatory notices, or other formal
communications to which Edison did not reply. Also unselected is routine
business correspondence relating to the various exhibitions, most of which was
handled by William H. Meadowcroft.

S'A'c/t/frcfo

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January 21, 1916.

Mr. Thomas A. Edison,

East Orange, Hew Jersey.

Dear Sirs

Mr. Polk thinks you would he interested in
his analysis of the evolution of the art of illumination
as expressed in his address (oopy enclosed) before the
Down Town Association of San Francisco, upon the occasion
of a banquet in honor of Mr. V '/alter D'Aroy Byan, Chief of
Illumination at the Panama Pacific Interna£iQnal__Exposition.

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TOWN TALK

rate the State owes him $352,000, for we paid man has ever tr
him only as much as we paid Lawlor.” the savage torcl

“That’s one way of figuring it,” said the cd to ancient
clock winder. “But there’s another way. . If Jus- and the deadly
tice Shaw gets $8,000 for writing ninety opinions, later
e hired Justice Lawlor

“Well, of course,” said the Senator, musing as
he spoke, “but he’s your friend, and you shouldn’t
figure it that way. Remember, he’s writing dis-

unto the wizard’s
mankind striven

emulate the sun,

Walter D’Arcy Ryan and he has

customary to speak

isters fall front grace, i
of the .Merry Monarch

tion. — A Hero of Anti-Puritanism, by Theodore
Bonnet in the January Lantern.

Polk Talks of D’Arcy Ryan

Willis Polk made a talk to the Down Town
Association the other day. Usually when Willis
talks he has something to say, and this occasion
was no exception. This is what he said:

Four years ago, Mr. W. D’Arcy Ryan came to
me and said, ‘Mr. Polk, I am going to illum¬
inate your Exposition.’ I was surprised, but I
listened. He gave me an earful. He filled me
with misgivings. He engendered in my heart,
the heart of a simple man, great resentment.
Why, said I to myself, should a mere lighting
man speak to me, a great architect?. He was
insistent. I was cold, I was skeptical. He said
he came to me because I was chairman of the
Board of Architects. I was delighted. I said
to myself, I will fix this fellow. .1 will cal! a
meeting of the board. The board kicked; the
board said they had not sought’ advice, they
knew what they wanted, and when they wanted
it they would, ask for it. But I said, ‘Let’s hear
him and that will end him.’ So I called a
meeting for 11 a. in. on the understanding
'* ' .Ryan would r ' **

No one left .that meeting ui
he left he took with him the goat of .every

From the sacred fire that burnt at the sacrificial
pyre of the ancient heathen, to the candles that
continuously illuminate the altars of Christen¬
dom; from the break of dawn to the present
: light, never was the art of illumination subject -
;to the mastery of mail. From the very be¬
ginning of time; from the creation of the sun
[and the moon; by ’torch and fiamc; by flint and

[TO J. P. O'SHEA]

Jan. i: 1st . 19X6.

Ur. J. P. Othoa,

Secrotary to Ur. Polk,

Hobart Huiiaing,

San I’rancisco, Cal.

Dour Sir:

I have received your favor of the
£let instant v. ith clipping therein referred

'Phis ie the first time I have ovor
known of an architect who had a eonee of humor.

I have known three; Jo. 1 had melancholia,
ho. £ sraa a c.oesimist, ~nd iio. S quit e.rchitoct-
ing and bought out an undertaker.

iiov. i know that there are exceptions.

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Kowark , liow Jorcoy

CTontlomon:

r.oplyin*: to your lottcr of Hay 2, oc,- leave to
advieo you that ”r. TL, "oadowcroft , -die on j.ehoratory.

Oran^o , How Jersey, is handling this ontiro ix.ttor , and wo

May lit

Newark's Anniversary Industrial Exposition,

Kewark, IJ. J.

Gentlemen ;

Please allow my representatives, Mr.
Ludwig F. Ott and his Assistant, Mr. Oexle, to
place my exhibit material in. the space assigned
to me, and to arrange the same.

Yours very truly.

ADVISORY COMMITTEE

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"Expositions are the timekeepers of Progrcss"-

SECOND

NATIONAL EXPOSITION of
CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES

NEW GRAND CENTRAL PALACE
NEW YORK CITY

WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 25th, 1916

Management! INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION CO.

Thos. A. Edison, Esq.,

Orange, N. J. Attentlon_ Mr.Wm.H.Mi
Dear Slr:-

JUIIE NINETEENTH
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To aid us in our publicity campaign and^n
order to make the Exposition more effective and
more interest to the exhibits, we are asking co-operation
of all our exhibitors by giving us/such to have

can use for publicity and which they would desire to have
made public. /

Technical papers v/ill reoeive articles of
a technical nature but they i/st te Oil¬

papers, magazines and some technical pubiioations wi*1
willingly publish such matter as we oan give *0“
matter must have a human interest. For this laUer pur
•Dose if you have any information that a suory would
S y we should appreciate it. This would also be useful.

A short description of what you intend to
very welcome.

thank you for this information.

Very truly yours,

WAT. EXPOSITION OF CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES
Manager

NATIONAL EXPOSITION of
CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES

GRAND CENTRAL PALACE
NEW YORK CITY

WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 25th, J9J6

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^“SSss

Mr. Thos. A. Edison,

Orange, N.J. .

Attention- Mr.W.H. Meadowor of t

Dear Sir. ^ arQ eending you under separate cover a quantity of poster
stamps, and we will appreciate it very much if you will kindly instruot
your mailing olerk to place one of these stamps on each one of your
letters in the same manner as indioated in the lower lef u hand corner of
this letter. If .you need more of these at any time, we can take oare of
you with any quantity you require. . . . .

Beginning with the August 1st issues of magazines in whioh
you advertise, believe it will he to our mutual interest if you will insert
a line reading as follows: SEE OUR EXHIBIT AT THE SECOHD NATIONAL EXPOSITION
OF CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, GRAND CENTRAL PALACE, NEW YORK, WEEK OF SEPT. 35th.
This will he most advantageous to you hy making it known, through your
advertising, that you will he represented in this Exposition.

The coming Exposition will he a record breaker from every
standpoint. The meetings of the different societies in New York during
the same week will bring out a very large attendance from all over the
oountry. Two floors of the Grand Central Palace will he used for this
Exposition - the Main Floor has been entirely sold and over one half of the

Second FloorT^°T|^°^ s°nil* for your 0o-operation in helping us make this the
most suooessful Industrial Exposition ever held in this oountry, we remain

^ INDUSTRIES

NATIONAL EXPOSITION OF CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES

,jo'vv ,v^ ^

Manager

OPENS MAY 30, 1917

PHONE: BRYANT 79
CABLE: "BABSON"

The Bronx International Exposition

\ NEW YORK CITY

„ \ . ON THE BRONX RIVER AT EAST 177* STREET SUBWAY STATION

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLICITY

Finland Only
EXPOSITION PARK
In NEW YORK CITY

INTERNATIONAL

August 25 d, 1916.

w v*«

Doar Mr. Edison:- <r&**-* ^ ^*^L'

Through the courtesy

who bought the old submarine bi/at "Holland, and
George j?. Huns, the president of the AssooiatiofyfegaA— fU*
tho Establishment and Maintenance for the People of W
the City of How York, of a Museum for the Peaceful /
Arts, of which you are a member, and uo which Dr.

Gibbons presented the boat, our Exposition is to .
have this old submarine for ono year, p™1 v-n mil

exhibits .nd amusements ma]ce lt tha nuolous 0f our proposed Halaoe of
American Aohi eveinents ^ ^ ' /y

It is our intention to p^fr2?^as manyjas
possible of the earliest example* of American in¬
ventive and creative genius, to be exhibited in th.
building, the oentor of which is to bo occupied by
the "Holland."

Ihere is no man in America whose achievements
are greater than your own; therefore wo ask you if it
would be pcs Bible to secure from you, as a loan exhiDit,
early models of the phonograph, motion picture machine,
the incadescent light , and any other of your own in¬
ventions which are too numerous to be enumerated heie.

It is our sincere desire to make this Palace
of American Achievements as complete in detail as pos¬
sible and we feel certain that with the enormous
population adjacent to the grounds of the Bronx
International Exposition, they will be viewed by
hundreds of thousands of people who otherwise never
would have an opportunity to ponder over ^e many
trials of our great inventive geniuses, as they have
became familiar with their work only in its completed
state •

>. heart of the
largest city

In THE WORLD

7,000,000 people
Within a

FIVE CENT RIDE

TWO SUBWAYS
FIVE ELEVATED
LINES

TWELVE SURFACE
LINES

TWO RAILROADS
With a Capacity of
78,000 PEOPLE
PER HOUR
At

THE door

OPENS MAY 30, 1917

PHONE: BRYANT 7970
CABLE: "BABSON"

The Bronx International Exposition

NEW YORK CITY

ON THE BRONX RIVER AT EAST I77ih STREET SUBWAY STATION

Department of Publicity

71 1 TIMES BUILDING. BROADWAY AT 42nd STREET

NEW \

Hr. Thomas A. Edison - 2.

Fint and Only
EXPOSITION PARK
In NEW YORK CITY

X trust, my dear Ur* Edison, that this
project will find favor in your sieht, and that you
will suggest to us not only examples of your own
accomplishments, but those of other men who may not
be so known to fame, but who did pioneer work in
helping to place America in the foremost rank among
the'nations as promoters of the peaceful arts.

25 ACRES OF '
INTERNATIONAL
EXHIBITS and AMUSEMENTS
In tha HEART OF THE
LARGEST CITY
In THE WORLD

7,000,000 PEOPLE

Thanking you in advance for an early reply,

HELl/EHR.

Very truly yours,

FIVE CENT RIDE

TWO SUBWAYS
FIVE ELEVATED
UNES

TWELVE SURFACE
LINES

TWO RAILROADS

75,000 PEOPLE
PER HOUR

THE DOOR

NATIONAL EXPOSITION Of
CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES

GRAND CENTRAL PALACE
NEW YORK CITY

WEEK OF SEPTEMBER' 25th, J9I6

r, INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION C

Thomas A* Edison,
Orange, N. J.

Attention Mr. Vta- Meadoworaft.

Ro-ferrinK to space in our Third Nation-

IS rsUshovmrLSred ITln tL°enolosed°dia|rr.

including platform, floor covering, railings,
background and sign.

This space, as you will re call, was part

\ „t “Sga?s*o5 s“

\ For your information we might state that

Tmlf of 7fl3.

Thanking you for a prompt reply, we remain,

- Yours very truly /l

HAT X 01IAL EZPOSTTT.ONOP CMCA1 INPUTS

October 7, 1916.

ilr. Charles F. Both, i.'nnager,

ilational Exposition of Chemical Industries,

' . • Grand Central xalace, . .

ilew Xorfc City x

Hoar Sir:- ; ‘ ’■

lour favor of the 6th instant was received .
this moraine, ana I beg to' advise you that Edison
says ho will take the hah-Sialf of space ilo. 15 as
shown in rod ink on the diagram which you enclosed .

Assistant to i'xi- Edison.

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE

SECTION I. SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC SCIENCE

Thomas A. Edison, Esq.

The Edison Laboratory
Orange, New Jersey.

Dear Mr. Edison,

During the Christmas week meeting in
New York City of the American Association for the Advance¬
ment of Science, the three chemical societies -

The American Chemical Society,

The American Electrochemical Society,

The Society of Chemical Industry
will co-operate with

Section C (the Chemical Section) of the A. A. A. S.
in an exhibition to be held at the Museum of Natural History.

We are planning to make the exhibition a great
success as we feel it will be important industrially a8 well
as scientifically and will be seen not only by the many visit¬
ing chemists but the general public as well. It will be shown
at the Museum for one month. The object of the exhibition is
to display

1. The finest known specimens of the various
rare elements, - gases, metallic, etc.,

2. The products of the electrical furnace, and
of the air, - which have a great value for
war purposes,

3. Coal tar products

4. Some exhibits showing scientific research,
such as those of PaBteur, and others.

(continued)

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE

SECTION I. SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC SCIENCE

make

The joint Chemical Societies are
this

Preparedness Exhibit

a most creditable one, and we are most desirous to have J
some of your phenol and any derivatives you may have from f
it. We would like to show these with your name, preferably
with the label written by your own hand. Is there any one
of your men who could speak to. me about this subject. I
would be glad to explain further.

We will greatly appreciate your support in the
above matter.

With kindest regards, I remain

EIJl'tiAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE

SECTION I. SOCIAXj AND ECONOMIC SCIENCE

SHCTIONAI. COMMITT

Exhibit Board, containing exhibits of your
benzol products,

and also

The table with your Alkaline Storage Battery Chernies, li
and Kickel 1'lake.

I am sure your exhibit will be of much value, and we sin¬
cerely appreciate your cooperation. Will write you in
the near future as to just where there are to be sent and
when.

Yes, the next time we are together we will
dispense with about one-half of our neutral conversation
talk about the planes of diamond cleavageB.

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remain

With renewed thanks and kindest regards, I

Sincerely yours,

American association foi^-the advancement of science

SUCTION I. SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC SCIENCE

405 Fifth Avenue,

New York City, November 24, 1916.

Thomas A. Edison, Esq.,

The Edison Laboratories, Inc.,
Orange, New York.,.

Dear Mr. Edison

We are delighted to know that we are to

have

The Exhibit Board, with the benzol products
and

The Table, with your Alkaline Storage Battery
Chemicals and Nickel Flake, •

for the Chemical Exhibit at the Museum of Natural History.

If you will kindly have them sent to the
Museum, taking the enclosed tagB upon the boxes, they will

be properly cared for.

Thanking you for your very kind cooperation,

I remain

Very Bineerely yours,

Ilov ember 21,1910 .

Dr. Gebrgo,F. Kune,

405 Fifth Avenuo,

Hew fort, 11. f.

Dear Dr. Kuns:

Ur. Edison lias received your favor
of tho 24th instant, enclosing tags to he placed
upon the boxes for his Chemical Exhibit at the
Museum of natural history • He has requested
me to take up this matter further with you.

Dot mo say,, for your information, that
the Exhibit is of such a nature that it could not
bo packod and shipped as contemplated by your
letter. it requires very -careful handling and
wo shall have to send it-- to Dew fork in one of our
automobile truckB, and ono or two young mon would
have to aeeoapanv it tb superintend the. unloading
and placing of it. whore it' is tb bo shown. Iho
Exhibit could not possibly bo handlod otherwise .

It would tal:e at least a half a day for
our young men to Install tho Exhibit when it arrivoc
at tho Museum- I wouldssuggest tlioroforo that you
advise mo as to tho time 'it oan bo sent ovor. It
would be best to have tho Exhibit arrive and bo
placed, in position a day boforo the Exhibition is to
talco plr.co.

Awaiting your farther favors, I remain,
fours very truly.

Assistant to Mr. Edison.

Da comber 9, 1916.

Dr. Goo. P. kunz,

c/j Ciffany ?■. Cocmany,

5th Avo . h 37th street.
Hew York, II. Y.'

Doar Dr. Kunz:

* . " Chinking that yon would probably

by interested to see in advance what Vx . lid icon's
Chemical Sxhibit looks liko, I have had a photo¬
graph racdo. and enclose copies of came herewith.

Hr. lid icon approvoo your surrgootion
to add a piece- of coal, but ho docs not liko the
idea of adding a bottle of tho gases, as that
would also involve other additions beside.

1-am going to have a piece of coal
mounted on each side of the label which you will
ooo at tho top of the: 2xhib.it 3oord.

Yours very truly.

Assistant to Mr. iidison.

A/1131.

Edison General File Series
1916. Family (E-16-38)

This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to
Edison’s family. Many of the items pertain to the financial affairs of Edison's
children. Included are references to payments sent to daughter Marion Edison
Oeser who was living in Germany, and to the repayment of a loan made by
Edison to daughter Madeleine Edison Sloane. Other letters relate to the illness
of grandnephew and Edison employee Charles Poyer, whom the inventor
visited in Saranac, Michigan, during the summer of 1916. There is also
correspondence with cousin Nancy Elizabeth (Lizzie) Wadsworth and her niece
Mrs. Stephen H. Balcom regarding a mortar and pestle once owned by
Edison's maternal grandfather, Ebenezer M. Elliott.

Approximately 30 percent of the documents have been selected. Among
the unselected items are letters from individuals seeking compensation for
unpaid bills owed by Edison’s sons Thomas Jr. and William or for bad
investments in a long-defunct steel venture between Thomas Jr. and William
W. Holzer. Other unselected items include correspondence from individuals not
related to Edison, letters not addressed to him, and routine documents
concerning the transmittal and receipt of payments.

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Dear Sir;-

Below please find memorandum of
letter which I would be. pleased to have you send
us, regarding payment to be made to Mrs. Marion
E. Oeser, as per our conversation of yesterday.

"Onion National Bank,

Newark, N.J.

I would be pleased to
have you open a letter of credit for
6 months, payable §300. per month to
Marion E. Oeser, Ereiburg, Germany.

Kindly notify me when these payments
are made and I will send you check for
satra . Kindly transmit same by wireless."

This letter is to be signed bjr Thomas A.
Edison, Inc.

Very truly yours

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IVir . Thomas A. Edison,

Orange, H.J..

Dear Sir»-

As requested ii your letter, we have
sent a wireless message Requesting the Dresdner
Bank of Frieburg, Germayy, to transfer to Marion
\l0OO. payable! in installments of §300.

s your check for $333.26,
$300. being for\first payment and $13.26 oost of
the wireless n

Very^ truly yours,

WJ.A/GLH

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long detailed account oi this history, in ..view oi your Interest
in her son, Charles Poyer.

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not sure that you would _ yourself ( consider this worth while anc
am .therefore, writing you first to ask you what, if anything,
you would care to have me cover .

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an active part in the anti-tuberculosis campaign ever since, in
organization, in speaking and in writing and, from that as a start¬
ing point, have become interested in the whole subject of health.
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Hundred on K&tional Health, which did a good deal of the pushing.

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get \'r. Wilson thoroughly interested in, and committed to, a big
health urogram, which I believe will do much mordfthe

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430 BLOOMFIELD AVENUE
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• —Nov-, - -16,-1916,

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Orange, N.J.

My dear Mr. Meadowcroft:

At my request, Mr. George Grantham BaiSf, of
32 Union Square, New York, arranged with Captain
Tausoher to have a letter sent over with the German
Embassy mail on the Deutschland, for Mrs. Edison,
and also arranged with Captain Koenig of the Deutsch¬
land to take over some photographs. These are
going to Mr. Edison's daughter.

I have written thanking Mr. BaiH but I think
that he would appreciate receiving a letter of thanks,
from Mr. Edison, signed personally.

Will you arrange this, if you can?

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Edison General File Series
1916. Fan Mail [not selected] (E-16-39)

This folder contains unsolicited correspondence and other documents
Amnnn TT °f EdiS?n’ Which received e'ther a form-letter reply or no answer
nfth n9Jhe d,ocuments for 1916 are letters from school children, expressions
of thanks and congratulations, and comments on the annual Edison Day.

Edison General File Series
1916. Financial [not selected] (E-16-40)

This folder contains routine correspondence and other documents
relating to Edison’s personal financial interests and investments. The
documents for 1916 pertain primarily to the payment of Edison's household
expenses. Included are financial papers such as balance audits and accounting
sheets, as well as correspondence with banks and lists of notes payable.

Edison General File Series
1916. Ford, Henry (E-16-41)

This folder contains correspondence and other documents concerning
Edison’s friendship and collaboration with industrialist Henry Ford. Included
are telegrams exchanged with rubber manufacturer Harvey S. Firestone and
Ford's secretary, Ernest G. Liebold, regarding a proposed camping trip in the
Adirondacks involving Edison, Ford, Firestone, and naturalist John Burroughs.
Although Ford was unable to participate, he did join the campers in
Plattsburgh, New York toward the end of the trip. Other telegrams discuss
arrangements for a trip to Detroit by Edison in November. Also included is
correspondence relating to Ford's purchase of the estate in Fort Myers,
Florida, formerly owned by Ezra T. Gilliland, adjoining Seminole Lodge, the
Edison family's winter home. In addition, there are documents referring to
automobile output, experimental phonograph production at the Ford factory,
and recordings to be made at the Edison laboratory by a Hawaiian musical
group.

Approximately 30 percent of the documents have been selected. Among
the unselected items are unsolicited letters to Edison regarding Ford's
position on the war; requests for introductions to Ford and for jobs with him;
and routine communications exchanged between Liebold and Edison's
assistant, William H. Meadowcroft. Also not selected are a few items,
unrelated to Edison, concerning Ford's work on tractor development.

Documents relating to Ford can also be found in E-1 6-1 5 (Charities and
Loans), E-1 6-63 (Personal), E-1 6-67 (Politics), and other folders in the Edison
General File. Numerous clippings about the camping trip can be found in
Scrapbook, Cat. 44,455, Scrapbook Series.

time but that you would bring it to 'Jr Edison's
personal attention as soon as it arrives.

c/o Th 01. in 9 A Edison
Grange W J

Dear Sir:

I beg to advise that the total number of
cars shipped during the month of December was
10,353, and Y/alkerville 1691.

Yours very truly,

Ur W H Ueadowcroft
Edison Storage Battery Co
Orange N J

Dear Hr Ueadowcroft:

It appears we have had
mation from you since January lith regarding the
talking machine which was made in our factory. Will
you kindly advise if Mr Edison has seen the same
and what comment, if any, he has to make regarding
it!

Very trulyi yours

2nd

1916

Ur Thomas A Edison

Orange

My dear Mr Edison: Attention Mr V H Meadowcroft

Mr Ford has requested mo to advise that we
have just completed negotiations for the purchase of
"The Mangoes" property adjoining your property in
Florida.

He is already busy building a steamboat
for fishing purposes which will most likely be com¬
pleted in time to use during the next vacation.

He also expects Mr Burroughs In . Detroit
during the coming week and intends to have him lay
the cornerstone of a perman&Trt' bird fountain and would

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1916. Foreign-Language Documents (Untranslated) [not selected]
(E-16-42)

This folder contains foreign-language documents thatwere not translated
by Edison’s office staff, along with others that were translated and
subsequently separated from the English-language version.

Edison General File Series
1916. Fort Myers (E-16-43)

This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to
Edison's home, property, and community interests at Fort Myers, Florida. The
correspondents for 1 91 6 include Nicholas Armeda, former captain of Edison's
launch, who writes in regard to the purchase of a discounted phonograph.

Approximately 10 percent of the documents have been selected. The
unselected material pertains primarily to routine management issues, bills,
expenses, and property taxes, many of which were dealt with by Edison’s
personal secretary, Richard W. Kellow.

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ir. T. A. Edison,

Orange , a. J.

iear Sir:-

July 17, 1916.

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I understand that you have a Ford car stoi^
at your home here. I want to buy a good Ford and ^^you
care to dispose of yours, please 1^ mo loisy/ at- <
lowest price you will take for sameV '

Your man told me when here that you were going
to ship the casings and tubes home and as I understand
it your machine here hasn't any tires, but, of course,
you can figure this alright in making your price.

Yours vers

Edison General File Series
1916. Glenmont (E-16-44)

This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to
Edison's home in the private residential community of Llewellyn Park in West
Orange. Included is a printed notice from the Llewellyn Park Trustees
containing the annual report of the Board of Managers. Also included is a
communication from Edison to his secretary, Harry F. Miller, regarding the
payment of the Park’s annual maintenance assessment.

Two of the six documents have been selected. The unselected items
consist of unsolicited offers from a landscaper and an art restorer, along with
routine real estate legal forms.

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

LLEWELLYN PARK
WEST ORANGE. NEW JERSEY

You are hereby notified that the Trustees of Llewel¬
lyn Park have fixed Monday, the ioth day of January,
1916; that being the second Monday in the month, and
eight o’clock in the evening of that day, and the resi¬
dence of George Merck, Esq., in said Park, as the day,
hour and place for the fifty-ninth annual meeting of the
proprietors. .

The meeting is for the purpose of choosing a Com¬
mittee of Managers for the ensuing year, viz.: 1916, im¬
posing a tax or assessment for defraying the cost of
maintenance, etc., of said Llewellyn Park, and for such
other business as may properly come before the meeting.

The ladies of the Association are cordially invited to
be present.

This notice is given to you as one of the owners of
land subject to the said tax or assessment for the cost of
maintenance, etc., of said Llewellyn Park.

Your attention is called to the annexed report of the
Board of Managers and Budget for 1916.

The trust deed requires a majority of acres to vote
for the Managers and assess the tax.

If your proxy is not on file one will be enclosed
herein, and it is hoped you will sign and return it to the
undersigned.

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

REPORT OF

BOARD OF MANAGERS
DECEMBER. ISIS

The Board of Managers take much pleasure in re¬
porting that the grounds and finances of the Park are in
better condition than for many years.

We have lived within the budget of estimated ex¬
penses, and this is largely due to. the fact that oiling the
roads have made them stand the storms and wear better
while the surface has been preserved.

The work, however, of oiling the roads, apportioning
costs and collecting the money has been a very trouble¬
some proceeding, but we feel that the result justified the
labor and we recommend a continuance of the practice.

The improved lighting system lias continued suc¬
cessful, and many calls for new lights are made; we have
had no money to increase the number of lamps during the
past year, but we recommend the renewed subscription
and increase of the amount so that more lamps may be
set in the dark places for the safety and convenience of
traveling at night.

The matter of police protection has called for much
serious consideration. There have been a few instances
where residents have been annoyed and frightened, where
immediate and prompt.scryice of an active police officer
would have been a great satisfaction, and we feel that the
time has come when additional police protection is a ne¬
cessity. We recommend that the subject be given full
consideration at the meeting of the Proprietors and per¬
haps some means can be devised that, while including
proper recognition of the faithful service which has been
rendered to us for so many years, more efficiency and ex¬
peditious service can be provided.

We again call the attention of the Proprietors to the
fact that we can not secure the luxury and pleasure we

enjoy for the annual assessment under the deed of trust.
As a matter of fact, the ten dollars tax is barely one-half
of the total cost of maintenance of the Park, and we there¬
fore suggest that the voluntary contributions, which
have been so generous, may be kept up; and, wherever
it is possible, slightly increased and that the Treasurer
shall have the satisfaction of receiving your sufiscription
at once, for whatever you are willing to give, in order
that he may know what to depend upon for improving the
existing conditions.

We are indebted to the Ladies’ Association for much
work, interest and help in planting and the preservation
of shrubs and trees. The thanks of the Proprietors arc

the attendance at the annual meeting on
of every property owner, whether a resi¬
le Park or not, and we hope that general

discussions and expression of opinion as to the manage¬
ment will take place so that the Board may know the

wishes of the Proprietors.

The Treasurer has annexed a budget of the esti¬
mated expenses for 1916 and made comparisons of the
past year. We ask your careful consideration of this and
that you sign and return to. the Treasurer the annexed
subscription blank, whether you have done so before or

Yours respectfully ,

Herbert Barry E. Remington Nichoi-s

Charles R. Browning John W. Vincent

Robert A. Franks Farnham Yardley

William Read Howe, Chairman.

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BUDGET OF ESTIMATED EXPENSES
COMPARISON WITH LAST YEAR

Pay Roll and Labor . $2,248.00

Stone and Material . 786.39

Oiling Roads . 508.24-

Lights . 2,036.56

Police . 990.00

General Expenses, Stable, Re¬
pairs, Taxes and Sundries.. 1,014.82

Interest on Loans . 89.78

Planting and Care of Trees and

Shrubs . 50.00

$2,300.00

1,250.00

SO.00

$7,723-79 $8,600.00

The estimated revenue from Park tax at $10 per
acre is $4,050. All over this, as well as any shortage in
the payment of taxes, say $4,600, must be received from
contributions.

Llewellyn Park,

January 10th, 1916.
Mr. John W. Vincent, Treasurer.

Dear Sir: For the purpose of providing funds for
current expenses for Llewellyn Park for the year 1916,
I will contribute the same amount as I contributed
during the year 1915, and will add thereto $

Yours truly,

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Edison General File Series
1916. Health and Diet (E-16-45)

This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to
Edison's well-known idiosyncrasies in nutrition and sleep habits. Among the
items for 1916 is a letter from 84-year-old textile dealer S. L. Warren
mentioning the ideas and practices of Luigi Cornaro, a sixteenth-century
Venetian architect, humanist, and author of The Art of Living Long, who also
influenced Edison’s dietary habits. Also included is a letter from Harvard
student Thomas T. Hoopes, subsequently professor of art at the University of
Chicago and curator of the City Art Museum of St. Louis, concerning personal
discipline in limiting sleep.

Approximately 30 percent of the documents have been selected. The
unselected items consist primarily of unsolicited general or speculative
inquiries, marked either for no answer or for a form-letter reply.

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Dear Mr. Edison: (] ,

I write to ask a favor - I have read
much of reports on your health and diet with very great
interest. Y/ill you kindly state if the 10 oz. food a
day is food as served, or water free food. Do you know
if Cornaro's food was as usually servedor water free
food. I am 84 years plus and in much better health
than 20 years ago all caused by reducing my diet. I had
all kinds of bilious and digestive troubles for over 66
years. Some years ago I gave up Doctors and Medicines
and all aches and pains are gone by good diet. I eat
very little and often as Cornaro did, but feel I am still
eating too much for my age. I use some over 20 ozs. food
or 12 to 16 oz. water free food. It will be a very great
favor to get your report on above.

Very truly,

S. D. V/arren.

Hr. Butler is a warm friend of mine and a fine man.
Art of living Dong is the best book of the kind I ever
read, and Cornaro's rules followed would be sure to produce
good results.

My record is as follows:

13 yrs on Home Farm
3 " Chair Factory

1 yr. School
10 yrs Country Store

67 " Woolens and trip East and West every

year and never missed a trip.

^Thomas A. Edisc
) Park
\ Orange, N.J.
Dear Si r:-

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^ Cambridge, Mass.

* y Ujruts Nov# 6 1 9I6,
A Q,Loiaa a.cb\

-Sir:- V fclo- jCSS^wafl.

During the past fefrWrT^ haveread u^th
- of newspaper and magazine art iclfs"3ea ling wntn your meth¬
ods of working on a nineteen hour basjs^ h^j£r)ksin»^ars
been endeavoring to imitate your hardy, example, but have mej^with
such indifferent success that I have at length determiner to take
the not -inconsiderable liberty of requesting you, as thkj,eading
American exponent of the theory of “concentrated sleep”, to^o me
the kindness of giving me some of the benefit of your expepj4nce
as regards this particular subject. /

In my, own endeavors to lengthen my working day Mohave
attacked the problem from two different directions. When 1 was
at preparatory school I was obliged to go to bed regularly at ten
or ten-thirty o'clock. When, therefore, I wished to squeeze in an
extra hour or two of life, I was obliged to get up at from three
to four o'clock in the morning. For two or three years I did this
regularly on an average of perhaps twice a week (except during the
Summer vacation), and I found that I was physically able to stand
the strain without any trouble, but that even doing it as seldom
as I did, I was uncomfortable., sleepy, and irritable whenever I had
less than seven hours sleep. This annoyance could be allayed some¬
what by eating food of some sort or other immediately upon aris¬
ing, and by tbking a hot shower-bath about seven o'clock.

I am now a Sophomore at Harvard, Specializing in Physics,
with especial reference to high-frequency electricity, and I
feel the need of more time per day even n
here conditions 'are somewhat different, s
use a slightly different method of obtaining extra
I have now no limit on my time of retiring. Moreover, heat is so
supplied to my rooms that if I study till one and sleep till seven,

I can do all my work in a warm room, whereas if I go to bed at
eleven and get up at four, I find upon arrislng that my, room is
ice-cold This has, of course, led me to adopt the former system

3 than formerly. But
> that I am obi iged to

. Of course

of timi

-saving.

But no matter what I do, I am unable to get along with
an six hours of sleep, and even with that number I am

constantly oppressed with sleepiness and lassitude. lean dispell
this by drinking large ammounts of strong coffee, but I know that
this Is a medically unsafe thing to do, and, if 1 have read aright,
you have found it possible to regularly require but five hours of
sleep a night, and that without any aid other than force of habit,

Can you not, therefore, Mr. Edison, give me a little advice
in this matter? You are the only American who, as far as I know,
has thoroughly investigated this subject, and though 1 realize that
you are a very busy man, I hope that you can find the time to do this
service to one who, though he has never met you, has always held a
strong admiration for you and your service to that science he, as
a novice, is also trying, though falteringl.y, toserve. I remain,

Mr. Edison,

Respectfully yours.

Edison General File Series
1916. Honors and Awards (E-16-46)

This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to
Edison's awards and honors. Also included are offers of distinctions and
awards, as well as invitations to ceremonies, that Edison declined because of
his aversion to attending formal events. Similar material can be found in
E-16-48 (Invitations).

Among the documents for 1916 is a letter from Charles F. Thwing,
president of Western Reserve University in Cleveland, regarding an honorary
degree, along with an invitation from the New Jersey State Federation of
Women's Clubs to a tree planting ceremony on the Lincoln Highway. Both
letters contain a notation by Edison instructing his secretary to "get me out."

Approximately 50 percent of the documents have been selected. The
unselected material consists primarily of letters of congratulation for various
awards that Edison had received or was believed to have received.

5l5eto Jersey State jfeberatton of Women's Clubs

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lire .William 1.1, iVautorc,

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Bayonno, I!.J.

Dear Madam; '

1 am '.;aito in sympathy with tho idea
of the planting of frees on the Lincoln Highway,
but 1 shall have to ' disappoint you in roperd to
ray personal attendance at- tho free planting. Cor-

ore to taco
ivin- Day.

I almost never make an am ointment for
a future date. It is almost impossible for on
lisporimenter, like myself, to do so, as ouo may
bo engaged. in a series of imoortant investigations
and it vrould bo ruito disastrous to thoir succoes if
compelled to loavo it to fulfill an appointment
raado some time- beforohand. fhic.is my situation,
and &t this timo I am unable to make any ar.point-
monle for -the future.

I must ash, therefore, that you will
kindly excuse mo.

fours very truly.

A/1318.

on Thursday, the 14th of June.

I hag to remain, with
considerations of great respect,

Ever yours,

Thomas A. Edison, Esquire.

The Trustees of Western
Besorve University would he glad
to honor themselves by conferring
upon you a^honorary degree. It
has oocurred to me, as represent¬
ing them, that, by reason of your
early association with this part
of the world, suoh recognition
might not be altogether ungrate¬
ful to you.

The normal time of con¬
ferring it would be at the next
annual Conmenooment, which falls

Edison General File Series
1916. Insurance (E-16-47)

This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to
both corporate and personal insurance. The selected items for 1916 consist
primarily of correspondence between Edison's assistant secretary, Richard W.
Kellow, and the firm of Owens & Phillips in regard to insurance on Edison's
benzol plants in Pennsylvania and Alabama. Included is discussion of
buildings, stock, and employee health.

Approximately 10 percent of the documents have been selected. The
unselected items include additional correspondence regarding plant and worker
insurance, items relating to insurance payments, bills for Edison's personal
automobile insurance, policy cancellations, and financial correspondence with
the Ocean Accident & Guarantee Corp.

DST/MS.

Mr. H. P. Millar, Sec'y,
IJr. Thomas A. Edison,
Orange ,H. J.

3>5>x*r Burlt.

January 18th, 1916,

Dear Sir:-

nwnMAR A. ED IS OH. WO OP WARD . ALA .

Will you kindly advise us if the present
insurance of $89,000. oovering buildings, machinery
and stook of the Benzole Plant at tho above location
is suffioient to oovar you under the 9C# 0°"l“S£rance
Clause, which required that all property covered by
the insurance be insured within at least 90# of the
value of the property.

Thanking you in advance for your kind
we remain.

attention.

MEMORANDUM MARCH 17, 1916.

Per directions of Mr. H. F. Miller, directed Owens and
Phillips (Mr. Tully), by telephone, to place at once $15,000
insurance on stock at Johnstown plant. (Toh^P/*£d sa^b sate e/ t-srre

Owens and Phillips will rfiquire a diagram of the property,
which Mr. Mason will get out, having Johnstown sketch in the
location of tanks containing stock which have been recently
constructed. Asked Mr. Mason (and Mr.Herter by Mr. Masont
(directions) to arrange to have this diagram furnished to me.

Asked Mr. Meadowcroft by telephone to send me daily Johnstown
Plant's reports of stock on hand, so that 1 may keep in touch
with the situation and keep sufficient insurance in forae ade¬
quately tocover stock. Mr. Meadowcroft will send them to me
daily, I to return them to him very promptly so that they can
be placed before Mr. Edison in good season.

Make a form for keeping track of the value of stock on hand.

WHR/DE.

©mere* & plfillip*

I NSURANCE

93-99 NASSAU STREET

Hextt^xrclt

^Maroh X8th, 1916

Mr. Thomas A. Edison,
Orange, N. J.

Attention of Mr. Kellow
Dear Sir:-

In aooord with your telephone instructions -
we heg to anolose herein copies of the Compensation
Daws of the Pennsylvania and Hew Jersey. As the
State of Alabama has no oompensation law in effect,
we are unable to forward a oopy of same. If how¬
ever, there la any particular information you de¬
sire, in connection with the liability laws of
this State, we would be pleased to get whatever in¬
formation you desire.

ir

liarch 20, 1916.

liosers. Gwens S: Phillips,

#93-#99 Hassau 3t.,

How York City.

G entloman:

Please aooopt my thanks for your letter of the
18th enclosing copies of the Compensation low's of the
States of Pennsylvania and i:ov -Jersey. I note what you
have to say regarding, the Compensation Laws for State of
Alabama, and understand from your letter that no ouch
law is in effect in that State at present.

Yours very truly.

ASSISTANT SiiCHJiTAHS .

Mr. Edison:

After our talk the other day X immediately took up the in¬
surance matter in connection with the Woodward and Johnstown
plants. You will find reports from lit-. Kellow attached. to this
memorandum.

Mr* Kellow and I were talking this matter over yesterday
and Mr- Mason came in and said that you would like to have the
insurance so arranged that the Toluol would he insured for prac¬
tically its contract value.

You could not do this under a straight^ fire insurance policy,
hut we would have to take out a separate policy, as you would he
insuring your profits. It is not at all an easy question how to
accomplish it, and Mr. Kellow and I have had a long conference with
our insurance people.

It would he an easy enough matter to apply for insurance of
this kind . if our stock was constant, hut it fluctuates from day
to day, and it is against the laws of some of ths states to insure
on an average daily valuation.

let me say, however t that our insurance people have the matter
under consideration, and will try and suggest a plan to us. In
the meantime, we have put a little increased insurance which covers
our present stock at cost.

MEADOW CEOET.

Edison General File Series
1916. Invitations (E-16-48)

This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to
banquets, luncheons, lectures, and special events to which Edison was
invited. Similar material can be found in E-16-46 (Honors and Awards).
Among the items for 1916 is a letter from John H. Finley, President of the
State University of New York, regarding a convocation at which Edison was
awarded an honorary degree. Also included are letters from Richard C
Maclaurin, president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Arthur
E Kennelly, former chief electrician at the West Orange laboratory,
attempting to convince Edison to come to Cambridge for the dedication of
MIT's new campus.

Less than 10 percent of documents have been selected. In addition to
several other items about the MIT ceremony, the unselected documents
pertain to a wide variety of events that Edison did not even consider
attending, such as weddings, a Russian bazaar, a citrus tour, a cornerstone
laying at a home for the blind, a farewell dinner for Japanese dye engineers
a highway extension opening, and a minstrel show. Some of the items bear
Edison marginalia indicating that the reply should state he was too busy
experimenting to attend.

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formally dedicated on Y/ednesdajg, the fourteenth of
June, and it would be a great gratification to the^
thousands of alumni and friends of the Institute

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you and Mrs. Edison oould be present on the occas^c
The celebrations are to close wi^h a banquet in Symphony
Hall and through the oourtesy of the American Telephone
and Telegraph Company it has been arranged that that
Kali should be connebted:;by:;telephone with the headquarters
of nearly forty Technology alumni associations scattered
throughout the length and breadth of the United States.

It would be mostjgratifying to all these friends of the
Institute in different parts of the country to learn that
you were present and sacrificing your time and energy to
demonstrate your interest in Technology.

Yours sinoerely.

H/W.- /

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West Orgnge, H. J.

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for this year, to ho held on the 19th and 20th of October, j

we ere proposing to devote one session to the Spoken Word,
one to the Written Word, end one to the Piotured Word.

So supremely largo has been your part in making the picture
of holp in the education of ohild and adult, that we oro
wishing you to be our speoiol guest o.t the session when

the piotured word is to be disoussod. This will bo on j

Friday evening, Ootober 20th. If the evening of the 19th !

or the afternoon of the 20th would be a more convenient time, |

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Edison General File Series
1916. Lectures [not selected] (E-16-49)

This folder contains requests for Edison or members of his staff to deliver
lectures or speeches. The documents for 1916 include requests for Edison to
speak on subjects ranging from electricity to inter-coastal waterways to
audiences such as the ladies of Denver and the Empire Club of Canada. None
of the letters received a substantive reply.

Edison General File Series
1916. Legal -■ General (E-16-50)

This folder contains documents relating to general legal topics. Among
the items for 1916 are interoffice communications pertaining to Edison s
involvement with Dr. Charles Baskerville in a patented process using nickel
flake as a catalyst for industrial organic chemistry.

Only two of the seven documents have been selected. The remaining
items relate to copyright and other routine legal matters involving Charles
Edison and general counsel Delos Holden.

Mr. H. E. Miller:

Mr. Edison is interested with Prof. Charles Baskerville
in a patented process in whioh Mickel Elake is used. Is there a
contract existing with- Dr- Baskerville and can you give me any in¬
formation at all about the matter?

W. H. MEADOW CROET.

July 20th. 1916.

Ur. Holden:

Sometime ago you did some work for Ur. Edison in connection v-ith
the negotiation and preparation of an agreement with Charles Basker-
ville having reference to the use of Ur. EdiBon’s nickol flako as a
catalyzer in the separation ana concentration of hard fats. From what
Mr. Edison has said to me, X take it that this entire matter has hung
firo for quite a long while, and I understand from him that tho matter
has not yet he on eonsumated.

X want to find out the present status of tho matter. It is
possible that Ur. Edison may he approached hy someone else with a
proposition to use the nickol flake for the samo purpose, and I want
to ascertain how far UT. Edison is tied up if at all. Havo you a
copy of Baskorville's patent?

W. H. MEADOW CEOI’X.

Edison General File Series
1916. Legal - Legal Department (E-16-51)

This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to the
Legal Dept, of Thomas A. Edison, Inc., and the administration of Edison's legal
affairs. Included are items pertaining to a contract between the Edison Storage
Battery Co. and A. Klipstein & Co. for the supply of potash. Also included are
two detailed weekly reports, signed by general counsel Delos Holden, of work
conducted for the Edison companies by the Legal Dept.

All of the documents have been selected except for one letter of
transmittal from 1 920.

February 16, 1916,

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Mr. William Meadoworoft,

Laboratory.

The Klipstein agreement provides for the supplying of
oaustio potash for 11 months covering a period from February 1, 1915
to December 31, 1915. I am informed by Mr. John Miller that we did
not receive any German potash during this period from Klipstein.

The Oil, Faint and Drug Reporter shows imports to Klipstein from
Rotterdam of 187,531 pounds in March 1916 and no other imports during
this period.. We cannot get any additional information on this
subject.

The question now is whether or not you wish us to bring a
suit against this ooneern. In oase we should bring a suit, we could
require them to answer interrogatories along this line and might get

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Matters taken up in Washington:

Searoh for patents on disc reoord filing system.
(Edison Phono. Works - 7 l/2 hrs.)

Infringement searoh on proposed cover for spring
motor barrel of amusement phonograph. (EdiBon Phonograph
Works - 7 1/2 hrs.)

Infringement search on new electrically driven
phonograph. (Edison Phonograph Works - 4 hrs.)

Infringement
Hinged Cover Support &
Works - 2 l/2 hrs.)

searoh on lid support of Chicago
Balance Co. (Edison Phonograph

Matter of license under Sanders patents on disc rec¬
ords: Conferring with olerks of Mr. Sanders. Conference with

Mr. Sanders. (Disc Eeoord Mfg. Div. - 4 1/4 hrs.)

Weekly examination of Official Gazette to find patents
which may affect our business. Going over current patents and
ordering missing copies. (Snmx Musical Phono. Div. - 2 3/4 hrs.)

Consideration of references found in infringement search
on cover for spring motor barrel for anusement phonograph. Con¬
ference with Mr. Holden. Memorandum to Mr. Constable. (Edison
Phono. Works - 1 hr.)

Consideration of references found in infringement searoh
on lid support of Chicago Hinged Cover Support & Balance Co.
Conference with Mr. Holden. Memorandum to Mr. Constable.

(Edison phonograph Works - 1 1/4 hrs.)

Going over oopies of patentB relating to filing systems.
(Edison Phonograph Works - 1 hr.)

Consideration of papers relating to Sanders patents.
Conference with Mr. Holden. (Diso Record Mfg. Div. - 1/2 hr.)

Conference with Mr. Gilmore in regard to proposed diso
record filing system. Infringement searoh o* propose * ’

Conference with Mr. Gilmore. (Edison Phono. Wks. - 2 3/4 hrs.)

Going over agreement between Edison Storage Battery
Company and Edison Storage Battery Supply Company. Telephonic
conference with Mr. Mudd with respect thereto. (Edison Storage
Battery Co. - l/2 hr.)

Getting up list of all patents issued in the last
three years relating to. dictating machines for Mr. Holland.
(Dictating Machine Division - 1/2 hr.)

Duncan-Shelly interference: letter to Mr. Shelly.
(Suit Ho. 79 - 1/4 hr. )

Infringement searoh on electrically driven phonograph.
(Edison Phonograph Works - 2 hrs.)

Consideration of references found in searoh on proposed
automatic stop mechanism and conference with Mr. Holden. (Edison
Phonograph Works - 3/4 hr.)

Consideration of action received in application folio
985 relating to the manufacture of cylinder records. (Cylinder
Record Division - l/4 hr.)

Income tax penalties of Thomas A. Edison, Inc. and Edison
Phonograph Works: letters to Mr. Chevrier andMr. lynch. ^ Fur¬

ther work on claims for abatement.

Inc. and Edison Phono. Wks. - 1 hr.

(Secretarial Service, Edison,

HoClure Publications, Inc. contract: Going over final

draft. (Motion Picture Division - 1 hr. - .

Memorandum to Mr. Musk re common drinking cups and
roller towels. (Secretarial Servioe - l/4 hr.)

Clendenen vs. Edison, Inc: Preparation of letter to
Mr. Graf and sending off copies of exhibits in proposed stipu¬
lation. (Suit Ho. 68-3 hra.)

Edison Storage Battery Company bond issue: Memorandum
to Mr. Mudd. Going over mortgage form, eto. (Edison Storage
Battery Company - 2 hrs.)

Clendenen vs. Edison, Inc.: conferring with Mr. Wilson

and arranging for letter from him to Mr. Graf. (Suit Ho. 68 -
1/2 hr.)

Conferring with Mr. Wilson re McClure Company oontraot.
(Motion Pioture Division - l/2 hr.)

Income tax penalties: Preparation of protest on be-
. half of Thomas A. Edison, Ino. Memorandum to Mr. Mambert.
(Secretarial Servioe - 1 hr.)

Short conference with Mr. H. F. Miller re Edison Phono¬
graph Works bonds. Preliminary work on new bond issue. (Treasury
Department, Edison Phono. Wks. - 1 1/2 hrs.

looking up inheritance tax law in connection with transfer
of Edison Storage Battery Company's stock. Memorandum to Mr.
Miller. (Edison Storage Battery Co. - 1/2 hr.)

Going over assignments sent by Hr. Xi. Vf. MoChesney to
be reoorded. Memorandum to Mr. MoChesney. letter to Copyright
Office. (Motion Picture Division - 3 hrs.).

Going over license from Hew Jersey Patent Company to
Condensite Co. of .America. (Disc Record Mfg. Div. - 1/2 hr.)

Edison Storage Battery Co. bond issue: Conference with

Mr. Mudd and Mr. I. Baohmann. Preparation of preliminary draft
of mortgage to secure bonds, etc, (Edison Storage Battery Co. -
6 hrs. )

Higham Swedish patent, question of working: Conferring
with Mr. Holden. letter to Brandon Bros. (General Expense,
Kinetophone - 1/2 hr. )

Edison Storage Battery Co. bond issue: Conference

with Messrs. Humbert, Mudd, H. F. Miller and RobihSon;. Arrang¬
ing for conference with Mr. Egner. Conferring with Mr. Egner
and Mr. Mambert at Fidelity Trust Company office in Hewark.
(Edison Storage Battery Co. - 6 1/2 hrs.)

Short conference with Mr. Wilson re McClure Co. contract,
phone conference with Mr« Yfeher re "Where love Is"* [Motion
Picture Division - l/2 hr.)

Preliminary work on amendment of oontraot between Mr.
Edison, Edison Storage Battery Co., Edison Accumulators ltd. and
J. F. Monnot. Conferring with Mr. Hutohison. Preparation of
slips showing proposed ohangeB and comments thereon. Memorandum
to Mr. Edison. looking into question of working of British
lithium patent. (l/2 Mr. Edison, l/2 Edison Storage Battery Co. -
5 1/2 hrs.)

Edison Storage Battery Co. bond issue: Going over
Public Service Company's mortgage form. (Edison Storage Battery
Co. - 2 1/2 hrs.)

• Conferring with Messrs. Hudson and Holden re recording
licenses under Sohoenmehl patents. (Primary Battery Div. - 1/2 hr.)

Dictating draft of amended agreement between Mr. Edison,
Edison Storage Battery Co., Edison Accumulators ltd. and Monnot.
(l/2 Mr. Edison, l/2 Edison Storage Battery Co. - 2 hrs.)

In regard to the payment of premiums on fire insurance
policies: Conference with Mr. Frost and looking up law.

(Insurance Service Sept. - 3 hrs.)

Revision of lloense from Hew Jersey Patent Company to
Condensite Company of America. 3eouring execution of license.
(General Expense - 1 hr.)

Attending meeting of Forest Hill Protective Association.
(l/2 T.A. Edison personal, l/4 Chemical Wks, 1/4 Carholio Acid
Div. - 3 hrs.)

In regard to purchase of Mondo property on Alva St. ,
Bloomfield: Arranging for obtaining abstract of title.

(T.A. Edison personal - 1 hr.)

In regard to registration of trade mark "Diamond" in
Cuba: Preparation of power of attorney. (Musical Phonograph

Div. - 1/2 hr.)

incorporation of Bruno’s Weekly, Ino.: preparation of

agreement of sale of property for stock and suitable resolutions
in connection with said sale. Preparation of form for subscrip¬
tion to oapital stook. (Bruno’s Weekly, Ino. - 2 l/2 hrs.)

Re claim of Thomas A. Edison, Ino. against laurel gh,
bankrupt: Conferences with Messrs. Holden and Philips. looking

up bankruptcy law. Conferences with Messrs. PhilipB and Leonard.
Preparation of proof of claim. (Musioal phono. Div. - 4 hrs.)

Getting together various letters for United States
attorney. (Musioal Phono. Div. - 4 hrs.)

Re damage to aer tube heater: Looking over correspondence.

Consideration of drawings. Investigation of facts. (Edison
Phonograph Works - 31/4 hrs.)

Real estate matters in oonneotion with bond issue of
Edison Storage Battery Co.: Conference with Messrs. Lanahan and

Mudd. Preparation of dead of West Orange property, of leas and
deed for Silver lake property, lease of property on east side of
AHhland Avenue, and bills of sale for oontents of buildings,
looking up law in New York law library. (EdiBon Storage Battery
Co. - 11 1/4 hrs.)

Trip to Hewark. (Edison Phono. Wks. - 2 hrs.)

Filing application for registration of Edison Storage
Battery Supply Co. in the State of Massachusetts. (Edison Stor¬
age Battery Supply Co. - l/4 hr.)

looking up Hew Jersey law to asoertain whether it is
neoessary to show on a negotiable instrument given in payment of
a patent right that it is given in payment of the same. (Disc
Reoord Mfg. Div. - 1/2 hr.)

Miscellaneous correspondence. (Musioal Phono. Div. -

3 hrs . )

Going over correspondence with Fletcher Bros.,

Vancouver, B. C., Canada with regard to their sub-agent, Walker
at Prinoe Rupert, B. C. (Musical Phono, Div. - 1 hr.)

Going over proposed contract with Universal Appraisal Co
for appraisal of personal property in Mr. Edison's residenoe and
memorandum to Mr. Edison concerning same.

(T. A. Edison personal - 1 hr.)

Going over town file of Oakland, Calif, regarding Central
Music Parlors, (Musical Phono. Div. - 1 hr.)

Interview with Messrs. Gillum, Drummond and Hioolai
(Messrs. Gillum and Drummond, Aoting Mayor and Counoilman of
West Orange) regarding smoke nulsanoe of Edison Phono, Wks.

(Ed. Phono. Wks. - 1 hr.)

Going over Folio 616, Peter Weber, Phonographs, concern¬
ing final rejection. (Ed, Phono. Wks, - 1 hr.)

Discussing with Mr. Edison and with Mr. Mason the situ¬
ation as regards the Davey property, Silver lake.

(1/2 I. A. Edison, 1/4 Chemical Wks, l/4 Carbolio Div. -
3/4 hr. )

Going over various contracts for purchase of soenarioB
concerning the question of recording them and discussing the same
with Mr. Banahan. (Motion Picture Div. - l/2 hr.)

Disoussing with Messrs. Edison and Maxwell the proposed
suits against the Sonora Co. and the Sonora dealer, McCabe.

(Suit Ho. 71)- 1 1/2 hr a.)

Going over Philadelphia Town File in regard to E. V.
Martin. (Musical Phono. Div. - 1 hr.)

Discussing with Mr. Maxwell the Sonora suit and ques¬
tion of unfair competition. (Suit Ho. 71 - l/2 hr.)

Disoussing with Mr. Wilson the triple damage suits and
question of Information Clearing Housed

(Suit Ho. 76 - 1/2 hr.)

& E. Piano

Discussing with Mr. Wilson the smoke nuisance of Edison
Phono. Wks. ( Ed. Phono. Wks. - l/4 hr.)

Discussing with Mr. Wilson what we should do with respect
to Mr. Irwin’s claim for compensation in connection with settlement
of Greater H. Y. Eilm Rental Suit. (Suit Ho. 69 - 1/2 hr.)

Going over with Mr. Philips various details of our claim
against Houston Phono. Co. (Musical Phono. Div. - 1/2 hr.)

Going over reports and correspondence in regard to Evans
Book Store, Pittsburg, Has. regarding price cutting.

(Musical Phono. Div. 1/2 hr.)

Going over town file of Tiffin, Ohio, concerning A. 1.
i Co. (Musical Phono. Div. l/2 hr.)

Discussing with Mr. Lanahan the proposed bond issue of
Edison Storage Battery Co. (E. S. B. Co. - 1/2 hr.)

Consideration of various assignments, options, eto.
relating to Sanders patents in order to pass upon the question of
title of the patents under whioh we are purchasing a license.

(Disc Record Mfg. Div. - 4 hrs.)

Disoussing with Mr. Wilson the policy to be pursued by
Motion Picture Patents Co. with respeot to any further proceedings
on the Datham patent. (M. P. Div. - 1/4 hr.)

Going over correspondence with Campos and disoussing
with Mr. Stevens the copyright situation in Spain.

(Export Div. - 1 hr.) /

Going over town file of Ereeport, Ill. concerning
Allington. (Musical Phono. Div. - 1 hr)

Trip to Prosecutor's office, Newark.

(E. P. Wks. - 2 3/4 hrs.)

Disoussing with Mr. Hudson the question of whether or _
not we should reoord the patent .lioenses received from Sohoenmehl
concerning primary batterieB. (Primary Battery - 1/2 hr.)

Consideration of the question of what is necessary to
be done for the working of British Pat. 401 of 1908 relating to
the use of lithium in storage batteries. , . .

(E. A. Edison personal -Eor. Stor. Bat. - 3/4 hr.)

Going over town file of Grand Porks, H,
Stone Piano Co. (Musioal Phono. Div. - 1 hr,

,D. concerning

D1 sous sing with Mr. Mason the Davey situation.

(1/2 E.A.E. - l/4 Chem. Wks. - l/4 Carholio Div. - 1/2 hr.)

Discussing with Mr. Wilson the question of common
counsel in the triple damage suits. '

(Suit No. 76 - 1/2 hr.)

Consideration of Eat. No. 1,170,997 in connection with
with proposed electric braking mechanism to he uBed on our
instruments. (Ed. Phono. Wks. - 1 hr.)

One U. S. Application Piled.

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Interference of Malthaner vb. Holland: Oonferenoe with
Mr. Holland: Consideration of motion to dissolve made toy Holland,
and oonferenoes with Messrs Holden and Hardy in regard to same.
[Suit Ho. 99 - 5-1/4 hrs. , $21.00)

Consideration of allowed application folio 1069, CELLU¬
LOID RECORD BLANKS. [Cylinder Record Div. - 1 hr. , $4.00)

Correspondence in regard to names "Edison" and"Diamond":
Examination of various agreements in regard to same: Miscellaneous
matters relating to Musical Phonograph Dealers. (Musioal Phono.
Div. - 6-1/2 hrs., #26.00)

Preparation of petition to Commissioner of refusal to
enter amendment in folio 1020, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PACKING
MATERIAL . [Edison Portland Cement Co. - 3 hrs., $12.00)

Various oonferenoes with Mr. Lanahan in regard to suit
of Thomas Ai Edison, Incorporated, against Hopkins. [Suit No. 69 -
2-1/2 hrs., #10.00)

Conference with Messrs Wilson and Holden in regard to
Hampton notes. (General Div. - General Film, 1/4 hr., $.1.00)

Conference with Mr. Erwin in regard to report to Federal
Trade Commission. (Musioal Phono. Div. - l/2 hr., $2.00)

Amendment of folio 1026, Jonas W. Aylsworth, SOUND
RECORDS. [Disc Reoord Mfg. Co. - 2-1/2 hrs., $10.00)

Re transfer of certain buildings and land from Edison
Phono. Works to T.A.E., Inc. Various oonferenoes and miscellane¬
ous. (Edison Phono. Works - l/2 hr., $2.00)

Conference with Mr. Durand in regard to Chisholm patent
and letter to Mr. Siggers in regard to same. [Dictating Maoh.Div.-
1/2 hr., $2.00)

looking over patents on phonograph designs made toy Mr.
Frenoh. (Edison Phono. Works - 1/2 hr., $2.00)

looking up lease on 10 Fifth Ave. and oonferenoe with
Messrs Kellow and Fox in regard to suggested leaBe for part ocf
said premises^Diot. Mach.. Div. (T.A.E. personal - 1/2 hr. ,$2,00)

Examination of Higham Russian application in connection
with statement of Brandon Bros. (Gen. Div. - Kinetophone - 1/2
hr., $2.00)

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Ee property on Columbia Street to be purchased, by us:
Preparation of deeds: Conference with Mr. Homewood in regard to
title. [General Div. - 3-1/2 hrs., $14.00)

Going over executed copies of Pitts applications on
designs for Amberola 50 and A75 instruments. (Edison Phono. Wks.-
l/2 hr, $2.00)

Conference with Mr, Kellow in regard to Certificates of
Payment of Capital Stock and various other matters relating to
Edison Phonographs, ltd. , and Phonographs limited. (1 hr. ,$4.00 -
half Edison Phonographs, ltd., half Phonographs limited)

Discussing with our new Supervisor, Mr. Martin, the
Edison License Agreement. (Musical Phono. Div. - 1/2 hr., $2.00)

Going over Mason application, folio 1020, METHOD AND
APPAEATUS POE PACKING MATEEIAL, to determine whether or not to
file a petition to the Commissioner for the entry of the last
amendment. (Edison Portland Cement Co. - 1-1/2 hrs., $6.00)

Going over town file of Vancouver, Washington, in regard
to the Vancouver Stationery Co. (Musioal Phono. Div. - 1 hr.,
$4.00)

Going over town files of Waurika and Temple, Okla, con¬
cerning the reinstatement of Dealers. (Musioal Phono. Div. -
2 hrs., $8.00)

Discussing with MT. Maxwell the question of whether or
not we should organize a Canadian corporation to handle certain
of our manufacturing in Canada. (Musical Phono. Div. - 1-1/2
hrs., $6.00)

Correspondence concerning settlement of Pacific Coast
jobbers. (Musioal Phono. Div. - 1 hr., $4.00)

Disoussing with Messrs Maxwell and Moses the situation
at Denver as regards Hext Music Co. and correspondanoe. (Musioal
Phono. Div. - 1 hr., $4.00)

Disoussing with Messrs Wilson and SCull, settlement in
triple damage suits, the trial of the Sampliner suit and the
status of the Motion Picture Patents Co. tPenl.Div.- - Gen.Pi^m-
2 hrs., $8.00)

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Heading the Canadian business profits war tax and con¬
ferring with Mr. Maxwell regarding Bame. (Musical Phono. Div. -
2 hrs. , $8.00)

Corresponding with Mr. Ireton and others concerning the
record dispute with the Paoifio Phono. Co. (Musical Phono. Div. -
1 hr., $4.00)

Going over proposed agreement between Metropolitan Opera
Co. and T.A.E. ,Ino. (Recording Div. - 1-1.4 hrs., $5.00)

Going over petition to Commissioner, Mason application
folio 1020, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PACKING MATERIAL. (Edison
Portland Cement Co. - 3/4 hr., $3.00)

Disoussing with MeBsrs Member t and Maxwell the proposed
plan for doing business in Canada. (Musical Phono. Div. - 1-1/4
hrs., $5.00)

Preparing answer to questions for Dealers’ Convention.
(Musical Phono. Div. - 1 hr., $4.00)

Disoussing with Mr. Maxwell the Canadian situation and
assisting in preparing memorandum to CharleB Edison regarding
same. (Musical Phono. Div. - 1-1/2 hrs., $6.00)

Preparing answers to questions for Dealers’ Convention.
(Musioal Phono. Div. - 6 hrs., $20.00)

Disouasing with Messrs Charles Edison and Wilson the
question of oonsoription as regards certain employees holding
important positions with the Edison interests. (Personnel
Servioe - % hr., $4.00)

Conference with Mr. Sonn with reference to aooident
oaseB of John Marino and Amos Brazes. (Health Servioe - 1/2
hr., $2.00)

Preparation of patent application on swaging maohine.
(Edison Phonograph Whs. - 6 3/4 hrs., $27.00)

Work on preparation of new application on grinding ma¬
ohine, and conferring with Mr. Fisher with referenoe to prepara¬
tion of drawings therefor. (Edison Phono. Whs. - 6 hrs., $24.00)

Weekly examination of Offioial Gazette to find patents
whioh may affeot our business. Going over ourrent patents and
ordering mi*Bing oopies. (Musioal Phono. Div. - 2 1/4 hrs.,
$9.00)

[INCOMPLETE]

Conference with Mr. Sonn in regard to Coyle death case
at Paramidophenol Plant. (Health Service - l/4 hr., $1.00)

Malthaner vs. Holland interference: Conferences with
Messrs. Holden and Baohmann. (Suit Ho. 99-1 hr., $4.00)

Be Howard aooident ease: Telephonic conference with

Mr. Hall of D.S. fidelity & Guaranty Co. Better to MoDermott
& Enright. Memorandum to Mr. Jones. Going over correspondence
and ottier papers. (Health Servioe - 1 hr., $4.00)

Conferring with Mr. Sonn in regard to Brazes aooident
case. (Health Servioe - 1/2 hr., $2.00)

Conference with Mr. Baohmann in regard to Edison Patents
Company Incorporated. Going over Mr. McCoy's report. (Mr.
Edison personal - 1/4 hr., $1.00)

Be Brazee aooident case: Consideration of letter of

Brazee's attorney. Conferring with Mr. Sonn. Better to Mr.
Brazee's attorney. (Health Servioe - 1 l/4 hr., $5.00)

Preparation of riders for denatured alcohol bonds.
Memorandum to Mr. Mambert with reference thereto. (Disc Beoord
Mfg. Div. - 1/2 hr., $2.00)

Consideration of question of incorporating proposed
Edison Phonograph Instalment loan Association. Booking up law.
(Musical Phono. Div. - Z 1/2 hrs., $14.00)

Consideration of invention submitted to us by C. E.
Behnke of Madison, Wis. relating to positioning devioe for Edison
Disc Phonographs. Conference with Mr. Holden. Memorandum to
Mr. Constable. (Edison Phono. Wks. - 1/2 hr., $2.00)

Investigation of new shaving maohine to determine if
same is covered by Sohiffl patent Ho. 1,174,292. Conference
with Mr. Durand. Investigation to determine whether the claims
of said patent cover the invention disolosed therein as broadly
as possible.. (Edison Phono. Wks* - 2 1/4 hrs., $9.00)

Be aooident case of Charles Meyer: Memorandum to Mr.
Sonn. Conferences with Messrs. Holden, Sonn and Sparks. (Health
Service - 1 hr., $4.00)

Conference with Mr. Dally with reference to taking over
proseoution of his application relating to aoid valves. Prepar¬
ation of substitute power of attorney and licensee. Telephonio
conference with Mr, Flint, Daily's attorney. letter to Mr.
flint. (Thomas A. Edison, Inc. - Chemical Plants - 2 1/4 hrs.,
$9.00)

[INCOMPLETE]

Re Klemm vs. Sohiffl interference : Going o-ver all
reoently issued patents relating to phonograph stop mechanisms
to determine whether the olaims of any of these patents can. be
made by Sohiffl. (Suit So. 91-2 hrs.t $8.00)

Consideration of Offioe actions received in Polios 1065
and 1066 and looking up decisions oited. (Edison Phono. Wks. -
1 hr. , $4.00)

Consideration of correspondence and reports relating to
an aot with reference to the use of explosives. Memorandum to
Mr. J. V. Miller. (l.A.E. Inc., Chemical Plants - 1/2 hr.,
$2.00)

Work on preparation of appeal in applioation Polio 993.
(Edison Phono. Wks. - 1/2 hr., $2.00)

One 0. 3. applioation filed.

One U. 3. applioation amended.

Going over town files and diotating oorrespondenoe with
respeot to complaints of prioe cutting and other matters in oonneo-
tlon with Musical Phonograph Dealers. (Musical Phono. Div. - 12
hrs., $24.00)

Edison General File Series
1916. Legal -- Litigation (E-16-52)

This folder contains correspondence and other documents concerning
legal cases involving Edison or companies in which he had an interest. The
one selected item for 1916 is a communication from Carl H. Wilson vice
president of Thomas A. Edison, Inc., relating to the deferral of the triple
damage suit against the General Film Co. This company was part of the motion
picture patents trust in which Edison had a stake.

The four unselected items are routine documents pertaining to evidence
provided by Edison official Harry F. Miller in cases involving the National
Phonograph Co., the predecessor to TAE Inc.

GENERAL MANAGER’S OFFICE

division: General Administrative Division.

SQBJEOT: triple Damage Suits vs.

and others.

Mr. Edison:

By telephone Mr. Soull advl3BS that the first of
the triple damage suits against the General Film Co. and
various individuals which was on the calendar for yesterday,
December 19th, was put over until the May term, for the reason
that the appeal in the Government suit has been set for April
9th, and the Court deoided not to hear the triple damage
suit until after argument in the Government suit. He fur¬
ther advised that he did not believe the Government would be
ready by April 9th and that it is therefore very likely the
triple damage suit will not be heard until next fall.

CH7//ITO C. H./Wlson.

General Film Co. Date IB/20/16.

CC to Messrs. Chas. Edison and S. B. Mambert.

If any reply iB necessary please refer to above number.

Fora 1860-211-11-16

Edison General File Series
1916. Milan, Ohio [not selected] (E-16-53)

This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to
Edison’s birthplace. The items for 1916 pertain to a request from Wendell P.
Hill, a later resident of the house in which the inventor was born, to be allowed
to visit the home, which had been repurchased by Edison. The reply indicates
that a letter of permission was sent to Edison’s cousin Nancy Elizabeth (Lizzie)
Wadsworth.

Edison General File Series
1916. Miner's Safety Lamp [not selected] (E-16-54)

This folder contains correspondence and other documents concerning
Edison's battery-powered safety lamp. Neither of the two letters for 1916
received a response. One is related to previous correspondence between
Edison's personal assistant, William H. Meadowcroft, and lamp manufacturer
H. W. McCandless & Co.

Edison General File Series
1916. Mining ~ General (E-16-55)

This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to
mines and minerals to be bought, sold, surveyed, worked, or tested. The
selected items for 1 91 6 contain remarks by Edison regarding his consumption
of nickel and his unsuccessful nickel mining ventures, as well as comments
about the low grade of copper at his old experimental mine in Menlo Park. Most
of the selected mining-related correspondence for 1 91 6 can be found in E-1 6-
56 (Mining— Metals and Other Minerals).

Less than 10 percent of the documents have been selected. The
unselected material consists primarily of unsolicited requests, inquiries,
business propositions, and offers of mining properties for sale. These letters
were not answered or received a generic reply.

^CL.

X$(y£L<?~^

■(b\n\try Home League aSrara™

Leo Director

Forty West TKirty-Secoiv.d Street New York

TeiepKoive. HIS Madison. Square. December 12th, uia.

■t. *1^.

ul*«SS'w. <J j,Uf! *

Dear Sir:- ^ JL

X own what is known ae the Mine Gully Fajm at Ie elin , C^»

New Jersey. There is an old copper mino on the property and ""

you investigated the properties of this mine. If this is so,
I would appreciate it if you could, tell me something about it,
the objeot being to determine, in view of tho present state
of the copper market, whether it oould bo worked profitably.

I am enclosing a stamped envelope for roply, and would
appreciate any information you might give me on the subjeot.

Crag mere Urchmont Terrace

Larchmont Park Dongan Hills Reservation

Lake Mahopac Bungalow Colony Mountain Farms Colony Club

Do comber 14,1910.

Hr. Loo 3ugg,

40 Lost 32d Street,

Dew York, Il.Y.

Dear Sir:- „

Replying to. your favor of the-'12th
instant. Hr. Edison toguosta us to say that
thoro i6 copper in the old nino on the property
referred to, but the grade is so Ion that ho
• does not think it noqld pay to work it, ovon
at 32 cents per pound.

Yours very truly, •

Edison General File Series
1916. Mining -- Metals and Other Minerals (E-16-56)

This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to the
procurement, sale, and testing of minerals. Many of the items for 1916 pertain
to Edison's attempts to obtain raw materials for his various manufacturing
operations, such as storage batteries and phonograph discs, under wartime
conditions of shortages and higher prices. Included is correspondence with the
American Siliconite Co., Canadian Pacific Railway, Eureka Flint & Spar Co.,
and Foote Mineral Co. in regard to Edison's search for high-potash feldspar.
There are also technical notes by Edison and chemical engineer Nathan M.
Elias about the process of extracting potash (used in storage batteries) from
feldspar, along with correspondence by senior Edison engineer William H.
Mason about potash extraction patents held by Harry P. Bassett of Baltimore.

In addition, there is correspondence with consulting engineer William H.
Blauvelt of the Semet-Solvay Co. pertaining to Edison's inquiries about calcium
chloride liquor and with the Silica Products Co. regarding his interest in
calcined magnesite. Other documents deal with tests of asbestos furnished by
the Johns-Manville Co. and experiments on the hardness of steel supplied by
the Hess Steel Corp. of Baltimore. Items relating to the manufacture of
phonograph discs include technical notes by William W. Dinwiddie on copper
recycling in disc molds and correspondence about Edison's search for a
cheaper filler to replace precipitated chalk. There are also unsolicited inquiries
asking Edison for his opinion of various rocks, minerals, and metals, some of
which were tested by experimenter Ludwig F. (Louis) Ott as a basis for
Edison's reply.

Approximately 30 percent of the documents have been selected. The
unselected material includes form letters sent by Edison to numerous chemical
companies requesting quotations on high-grade feldspar, along with replies
that were not pursued by Edison because the material was unavailable, too
expensive, or of insufficient quality. Also unselected are unsolicited inquiries
and requests that received no substantial reply, routine business
correspondence of the Edison Storage Battery Co., routine letters about
shipping and prices that were handled by Edison's assistant, William H.
Meadowcroft, printed scientific literature, samples of powdered rock, and
several pages of undated typewritten notes about minerals.

William H. Scheel. a

MERCHANT,

IBB MAIDEN LANE AND 37 FLETCHER STREET.

&C1.4 anuary 3rd, 1916^

Hr. Thomas A. Edison, ^

Orange, Attention of /

New Jersey. Mr. Meadoworoft^

Sear Sir:-

Your inquiry over telephone this A.M., relative to
English Precipitated Chalk has the personal attention of the under¬
signed. We very greatly appreciate this further opportunity given
to us through the personal attention of your Mr. Edison through
your goodself.

English Preoipitated Chalk is in limited spot supply.
A few tons are available on spot in casks of about 336 pounds. We
quote the Heavy at 3^* per pound in ton lots and the Light at 4$*
per pound in ton lots. Por lots of 3 to 6 tons in one delivery we
can reduce the quoted price 1/8* per pound. Small Bamplee of both
the Heavy and Light gradings herein quoted are enclosed herewith.

We expect to reoeive another sample whioh we will
submit under separate oover on arrival, of a grading packed in bags
of 140 pounds net whioh we will mark "BNJ #40».»or shipment in lots
of 60 bags ex wharf on arrival the price will be 4 £* per pound. It
may be possible that this grading, which is not specified to us as
either light or heavy, may meet your requirements.

We greatly appreciate your further consideration.
GHL-GJK. YourB truly*

Jan. 4th. 191®.

Mr. G. H. lineks,

J. William H. Seheel,

169 Maiden Lane,

Hew York City.

Dear Sir:

I bog to acknowledge receipt of
your favor of the third instant in regard
to English Precipitated Chalk, and thank
you for your letter and for the samples there¬
with enclosed.

Those have been submitted to Mr.
Edison, but ho thinks that the price will be
too high for his purpose, as he wishes to use
the material merely for a "filler". How¬
ever, ho will take the matter up and decide
upon it vory soon.

Yours very truly.

Assistant to Mr. Edison.

mm

Established 40 Years

107 N. Nineteenth Street

Sir-- Magnesium Carbonate ( Raw Magnesite, powd. )

Spring Del

'.7e heard from one supplier by wire prior to^reoeivjdiG
letter of December 27th, to the ^feeY'that he would have
made promptly of the ^alciura Carbonate content of

his product and wire us
him.

On the 29th
who will guarantee less
bo for delivery "about'
Kindly let i

3 £alci'

to date we have ni£t«heard from

than 4"b calcium carbonate,
the month of May in Orange,
3 know whether this would bi

producer,

or would you rather wait to hear from the other produ
bo able to deliver earlier.

Yours very truly,

FOOSE M USUAL COMPANY,

/

/

Foote Mineral Company,

107 ii. 19th Street,

Philadelphia, Pa.

Gentlemen: Magnesium Carbonate (f.av;

ilagnesite, rov.d.) Spring
delivery — 37 1/2 .one.

Bepiying to your favor of the
fourth instant, I bog to say that I will
wait. All I want to do is to make a con¬
tract for this year for Llagnesium Carbonate,
and to get absolutely sure delivery.

Yours very truly.

i-afbb-4-3

Semet-Solvay Company

RETORT COKE OVENS

Syracuse, N. Y., January 5 » 19l6»

Ur. Thomas A. Edison, <j)a.u fioC/ Cief* ^ 3^

Orange, H. *. iJSjL* '

Uy dear Ur. Edison: L<> tc.^f -

I have dtyiayep. 'repl^in^to yojur lettqr of ^ ^
Deoemher 29th in order to^asoe^ain just ^how de stand on the matter
of oaloium ohloride

For thjfa ye^r t^e^mand^s very aot-iTa ,

and we are praotlcally so^-d up foXjthe [year on the oapaoit^ of pur

present plant. vv , , U , A

(4- 1 VT^u^a-ar-n^^ ■-

As you know, thefce is a lar£e amount of oaloium ohlojideJ

from the soda works whioh is'^S^^^^a^e?!^a^^t!hu^we 'feie
prodnoing solid and granular ohloride, also sbme ohloride liquor.

The way the situation stands at present is that, with our plant as
it is, we oould not offer you any oaloium ohloride liquor for this
year. But if you are in a position to take 40°B4 liquor at the rate
of. a considerable quantity per year, we might arrange to put in
additional apparatus to furnish your supply, and would be glad to
figure out a prioe for you in tank oar lots. This 40 °B6 liquor
oontalns about 39 ft OaOlg and also from 15 to 20 grams per liter of
Nad. I judge that this is the strength of liquor that will be best
for you to buy. Of course, the waste liquor as it oomes from the
soda works is very dilute, and the freight would be exoeesive. Also
it oontalns considerable amounts of NaCl.

Kindly advise me how muoh of the liquor you want, and wheth¬
er the above strength would be right, and whether you would be inter¬
ested in taking it under a oontraot whioh would justify us in install¬
ing apparatus for the purpose.

l-AFEB-ll-3

With heat wiahea for the Hew Year, I am

Your a very truly,

\/.r A/ /

OonBulting Engineer

AMERICAN

smsnitfS

COMPAN

V"

SlTJCOOTTE PRODUCTS'"

:l.bisut halvohses

BiRMisairiM Ala, January 5th I9I6k^

Thorn.. A. Edison. Ah,, ^

<**»*•*• <ZX-

We received your wire and replied -Co sa^ieap. foilaws-
"We can ship you at once our Siliconite Flour ,W^ifJe at- Sev^inteen dollars
Cream at Fifteen Dollars per ton of two thousand pounds, in^t lots
Prices F.O.B Orange. N.J.11 A

These are the prices the Paint people are now paying uS»for same
grade of Siliconite. If you can use a regular supjly in carload lotB
we will mate a special price to you.

We want you to commence using it and beleive we can do business
with you.

Very truly Yours.

The freightis $5,00 per ton, leaving
bags per ton.

PresdV^s Mangr.
only $10,00 and $12,00 in

b'l f°\

^ A • *d^A

/ q t| ) Chicago January 6, 1S1M

■/ VvV^^vu>£CT

<*§ w-o^-^'"- '*•*

'Attention Mr. Wm. H. Meadowcraft. " A,

A, u» Mvw term**

Your letter of December 29th addressed %o Mr. V/. L. Smith,
of Kansas City, has been referred to us, as we are the distributing
Vagents of all MAGNESITE produced by Mr . Smith's company. jpg*

The analysis specified in your letter is the anaJ^Sis
of our product.

On three hundred tons we will quote you as follows:

On Calcined lump MAGNESITE, $40.00 per ton
On Calcined powdered MAGNESITE, $50.00 per ton.

These orices apply on car - - , --- — *

shipment, Porterville, California; the freight rate applying to
Silver Lake, N. J. we are advised by the railroad company is $16.30
per ton, car lots. The lump JiAGNESITE.'.is loaded in bulk, while

the powdered material is packed in bags.

We are in position to make prompt shipment of the calcined
lump, but it will probably be some thirty days before we can’ ship
the powdered product.

The above prices are for prompt acceptance,
is sold sight draft, bill of lading attached.

*0

All material

laboratory of Thomas A. Edison,

Orange, Hew Jersey.

Attention of w*. Meaaoworoft_._
Gentlemen : - - - - - '

use the material or not.

TH-nfl attention will greatly oblige.

Binney & Smith, Company,
81 Fulton Street,

Ben York City.

Gentlemen:

Your favor of the sixth instant in regard to the
sample of Cohalt Bickel CpciES sent sometime ago has been

received •

f,'r . Edison request
tained from Canada had no y.l
Cohalt, llickol and Iron. '2i
the Speiss means an arsenic
trying to work the material

me to say that the eamples ob-
enic in them, and contained
s, Jir. Edison could v;ork, hut
■ousting plant, and while he is
without the dry roasting, it

will he troublesome.

Yours very truly,

Assistant

Jir. Edit

Varnish Gums,
Asphalts,

Shellac,

Driers,

Chemicals, and
Supplies for
Varnish Manufacturers

WILLIAM H. SCHEEL, pr
/V\ERCHANT, L

159 Maiden Lane and 37 Fletcher Street.

6th, 1916.

Ss yf /

•Of ' L1

Ur. Thomas A. Edisi

Orange, New Jersey.

Mr. Yin. H. Meadowcroft,

Assistant to Ur. Edison

We thank you for your, valued favor of January 4th
the contents of which have our most careful attention. We appre¬
ciate the suggestion with reference to using the material offered

•by us, English Precipitated Chalk, as a Filler.

In this connection permit. us to say that we have per¬
haps the best Eiller , of unusual properties and virtue, that can
be offered for the attention of Ur. Edison. We refer to our
Aluminum Flake. specific gravity 2.58 . This is now very

largely used by the Rubber trade and particularly for Rubber Tires
where life is essential. This Filler is also used in large quan¬
tities by the Paint manufacturers, a recent developement however.

It is flaky, is very smooth, has properties which enable the mills
to work the material readily, it takes up in the Oil readily, it
is a fine Filler for Rubber Goods and it is cheap. The price is
1* per pound in barrels and in carload lots *20,00 per ton FOB
the mills. A liberal sample goes forward^ to_y£r_addrese. We ask
for your most car^T^Hiid^ation of this proposition. It is the

.3

ilished 40 Years

107 N. Nineteenth Street

Philadelphia, Pa.

Mr. Thomas A
Orange,

New Jersi

,\ January

isnf0^) rY‘

Y itTfrnesium Carbonate (Raw Magnesite) Powd. i ,

- i \

Magnesium Carbonate (Raw Magnesite ) ?owdI
x ^ Guaranteed Summer Delivery at Orange— 37%- Tons /

/ Answering yours of the 7th, would say that we are Y

/pleased to accept your order ^

J

Lower Grade Raw Magnesite /

We have just heard from the second supplier, who
wires us that he could grantee ^similar ^eK^onate 'hi,-

per ton. /

If we do not hear from you immediately, we will
understand that you desire the first quality agreed upon in
the first part of this letter. /

FOOTE MINERAL COMPANY,

WMF: CMC

Silica Products Company,
438 Y.est Ontario Street,
Chicago, Ill.

Gentlemen :

1 hog to acknowledge receipt of your favor of the
sixth instant making quotation on Calcined Magnesite, and
thank you therefor.

I am a little puzzled to reconcile your quotation
with the analysis specified in my letter of the S9th ultimo
to Mr. V,. 1. Smith. That analysis shows the material to he
Carhonate of Magnesia, while Calcined Magnesite means Oxide
of Magnesia. Is not this correct?

Mil you kindly let mo hear from you on the subject,

and oblige.

yours very truly.

Jan.

11th. 1916.

Foote Mineral Company,

107 if. 19th Street,

Philadelphia, Pa.

Gentlemen :

X am in receipt of your favor of the
8th instant, and beg to say in reply that you
can send me a contract for 37 l/2 tons of raw
Magnesite, in accordance with the first para¬
graph thereof. I must stipulate, however, that
delivery be May 1st.

lower Grade Raw Magnesite .

Your remarks under this head are noted,
and 1 ould soy that I am not interested in this
material.

Yours very truly.

McKesson &. robbins

NEW YORK

MANUFACTURERS

IMPORTERS

EXPORTERS

CHEMICALS

cover showing the quality of the geode, and offer the same at 3*4 per
It. f.o.. Hew York, euhject to prior sale and market ohengee.

V/e trust that the figure we have named and sample submitted
meet with your approval, and awaiting your valued order, we remain

Yours very t ruly ,

VPl^ELSQ

Gentlemen :

Replying to your favor of the 11th
instant, Mr. Edison requests me to say that the
price of Precipitated Chalk is so high that he
has heen obliged to find a substitute to use
in place of it.

Thanking you for your kind attention,

I remain,

Yours very truly.

Assistant to Mr. Edison.

Silica - . x'®°

Alumina - ,

Ferric Oxide - 1-09

Lime- . .

Magnesia -

Carbon Dioxide - 50.43

in accordance with the above analysis, MAGNESITE would
n 90% or better Magnesium Carbonate and other minerals in

actios*—'

After calcining the MAGNESITE will analyze, approximately ^

- 3.20 ^ '

- Trace

- 2.00

to ^

If you desire to purchase the Crude «SiTE, we are

advised by the railroad company, being #16.30.

Hoping that this letter will explain our previous
ommunication to your entire satisfaction,

\ Yours very truly,

SILICA EB@PJ0TS C0M£j

\r Y

O'V

REH : MS .

to Semet-Solvay Company

l-AFBB-202 retort coke ovens

.0

Syracuse, M. Y., January 14, 1916.

lJr. Thomas A. Edison,

Orange, New Jersey.

Uy dear Mr. Edison:

Reply to your favor of January 6th, regarding
oaloium ohloride liquor, has been delayed in order that we oould
look UP the situation. I note that you oould probably use, say,

5 tons per day of *0 (39 *) 0aCl2 liquor. We have under oon-

sideration plans for extending our capacity for producing this
liquor. The price we have been getting is $.25 per 100 pounds
f.o.b. Syraouse, in tank oar lots. The freight to Orange is about
$.105 Per 100 pounds. I shall be glad to know whether this would
be satisfactory, and whether you would like to have us consider your
needs in our plans for enlargement.

My attention has just been called to a paragraph in one
of our daily papers to the effect that your carbolic plant was
destroyed by fire a few days since. I hope that this statement
is untrue, or at least very muoh exaggerated.

. Sinoerely yours,

1 c-C

a;

/ " Consulting Engineer. ^

i<4\

lJ Ad# ®

t-ujr ^ , <su>x&*

AMERICAN

J§iBeGmt&

COMPANY

SitjICOnite Products

January I5th X9X6.

Thomas A. Edison.

Orange .N.J .

Dear Sir. ^

your favor received, We wish t'o say that we will send you
larger quantities of our Siliconite if you want same to carry out
your experiments, We can send it in several forms, Run of Mine,
all white, and the Flour . And Yellow both Run of Mine and Flour.

If you should require it all through 200X200 mesh, we will soon he
prepared to make Bo'tJS^of this finest product, as we have received
large orders from Paint Manfgrs*

Possibly you know that the Dixon Graphite Co. Jersey City, are
selling and advertising Silica in one of their Specialties, As Dixons
SILICA GRAPHITE PAINT.

Theyuse ground quartz, while Nature has prepared our SILICONITE ,
so that we have very little grinding to do, We treat it to eliminate
all impurities, such as Oxide of Iron & C.

We shall appreciate any business that may arise from your efforts

Vie will make no charge for what you require for teBts.

Wishing you suorcess in yourc Experiments

Jan. 17th. 1916.

Silica Pro aunts Company,

438 West Ontario Street,

Chicago, Ill.

Gentlemen:

I have received your favor of the 13th instant,
which makes the situation more clear. I want to try the
Calcined Magnesite to ascertain whether it will serve my
purpose, so I will ask you to ploase enter my order for one
carload of the Calcined Magnesite, powdered, of approximately
the same analysis as contained in the latter part of your
favor of the 13th instant. Will you please ship this in hags
to Thomas *. Edison, aniline Plant. Silver Lake, H. J.. rout¬
ing the same via Erie delivery. I will have my office send
a confirming order.

P

....Foote Mjt m e;&a\l€ q>m mm

Philadelphia, Pa.

j Thomas A. Edison, ^ ^

0r^6 Jersey. ^ -1

Dear Sir,- "«ar

Answering your wire of to-day. wa *** ^

jrsttM ^rHFrrrSHr*

and others of the leas common ores, ^^“^il ^oh
mined for the present to give up our Feldspar ua»
future time as we can do it justloe.

We are therefore enclosing a list "CmT* £?

and carries about 17$ potash.

Hoping this data will be of some use to you, we are

FOOTE MINERAL COMPANY,

ii* t X"

M^MV^ith mills established at both Trenton and East Li ,
pooil Ohio. . * F> Oo.

. >

FELDSPAR SUPPLIERS

Boothwyn Feldspar Co.,
510 W. 7th Street,
Cheater, Pa.

Quoted ub 9/13/15, Feldspar In oar lots
at $6.50 per ton f.o.b. Ogden, Pa.
Freight rate from Ogden to Phila. ah out
56/ per ton.

Ur. J. 0. Fowls,

8 Washington Place,
Bridgeport, Conn.

■'X

Ur. Geo. W. Ovens, \

North East, Ud. J

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Ur. A. L. Stone,
Chester Depot,
Yt.

Wrote us 4/5/15 that he had hundreds
of acres of choice Feldspar; every color.
Wrote us again, 5/22/15, stating he had
25 to 30 large deposits of Feldspar.

We replied that we were in the market for
a FeldBpar running about 16$ Potash and
practically without either raioa or iron,
and requested samples and price.

Quoted us 2/13/15, $3.00 per net ton,
f.o.h. mine. Spar analyzes better than
13$ potash. Freight rate to Phila. is
§3.50 per net ton.

Quoted us 10/21/15, Feldspar passing
thro' 100 mesh, at §3.50 per ton f.o.b.
Chester, Yt., packed in heavy paper bags,
delivery at rate of 3 oars weekly o f 20
tons to the car. Analysis, Potash, 8$;
Silica, 66$; alumina, 29$.

Brandywine Summit Kaolin & Feldspar Co.
Brandywine Summit,

Pa.

, Quoted us 8/4/13, Ho. 1 pulverized Soda
Feldspar, at $14.00 per ton in Less oar
lots f.o.b. Brandywine Summit. Shis spar
carries 12$ soda and .017$ potash. Car
lots of 5 tons, $13. per ton. Freight
rate from Brandywine Summit to Phila. is
9/ per 100 lbs. in L.C.L., 75/ per ton in
C.L.

Eureka Flint & Spar Co.,
Trenton, H. J.

, Schaaf-Hegelman,
21 State St.,
Hew York City.

5/1/13 quoted us Ho. 1 grade pulverized
Feldspar in ton lots at $12. per net ton
f.o.b. cars H. J. , saoks extra. C.L. 0
$11.50 per net ton.

Quoted us 6/2/13 and 6/7/13 Ground Feldspar
at $10. per ton, packed in bags; lumps,
$7.50 per ton, paoked in barrels. Mater¬
ial ground very fine, $12. per ton in L.C.L.
Analysis:

Silica .

Alumina .

Ferric Oxide ....

Magnesia . .

Soda .

Potash .

Logg on ignition ...

Wine Feldspar Co.,
Brunswick,

Maine.

Quoted us 11/18/15 as follows! Feldspar, ground
so that there is not over 1$ residue on a 140
mesh screen, $9.00 per ton, hulk, in C.L.,
f.o'.b. oars Topsham, Maine. (This feldspar is
used in the pottery trade). Analysis:

70.60
16.17

Kjjp

Ust gO
Ignition

.07

Mr. Louis W. Howe, Mr. Geo. W. Parmolee,

South Glastonbury, Conn. Haddam, Conn.

S. P. Dunk?! & Son,
2115 H. Charles St.,
Baltimore, Md.

\

Kasson Mioa Co.

Point & Erie Sts.,
amden, n» Si

Miners & Shippers of Feldspar.

Quoted 1/3/13, Crude ore in C.L. lots, $6.25 per
ton lots, $7.25 per ton, 100 lb. lots, §1.75 per
ffo.b. Philadelphia.

1

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J an.

1910.

E. P. Dunkel & Son,

2115 ii. Charles Street,

Baltimore, Md.

Gentlemen:

V.'e understand that you can offer
Feldspar, and I write to ask if you will
kindly mako me a quotation on high grade
Potash Feldspar, containing 12$ or over of
Potash as KgO. Please quote me in carload
lots in regular weekly shipments. 2ho
material may be in the lump.

Yours very truly.

■S

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Jc.ii. 22nd. 19J6.

Johns -Mans vi lie Company,
Madison i-.ve . is 41st Street,
iievi York City.

Attention of Ur. Mo lean.

Us. Edison would like to have samples
of your various grades of short fibre ground
crude asbestos, together v.iih quotations in car¬
load lots, i'iie material should be finely ground:^,
end the color is immaterial.

Will you kindly send those samples to
me, and 1 will bring them directly to Mr. Edison's
attention at once. Please hurry these along.

' Yours very truly.

Assistant to Mr. Edison.

L La.

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(Enlitmhua, CSrorgta Jan 22 1916

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Mr. Thomas . A. Edison
East: Orange , M. J.

Pear Sir- • AJL&^CC^

Am inclosing herewith a metal which I’ found some, timet— 7
ago on the Chattahoochee River Just above here.

I have fiound it to be a very good conductor, besides
giving a very greenish color when attached to II()..A.C. v/ith
a light in series. X have tried in various ways to melt it,
but have failed.

Please see what you can do with it and let me know the
results, I have about five pounds of it in one lump,

Yours Truely

P. S.fr Inclosing stamp for answer,

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Dear 81 r . ^fS^SSSTioSr this .all a ’
small sample of a peculiar ora which has a peculiar property that- very
much. interests me, and I -think will: interest you, since the property
refered to would seem to me to have’ some- electrical significance.

Kubbing across -the atone, on ■ the dark portion; with genile pres¬
sure, a knife blade, another stone, a piece of hard wood, or anything
which will produce the necessary friction/ 'causes a: luminescence .which
lasts .lusc as: long as the friction lasts, and no longer. It reminds me
a: little of the- efSecf produced by rubbing the halt of a cat in cold nx*
weather. In the dark. • (vn t - can get out of the: ehenlsts is " Tribo-
luminesoence ". ‘ A meaningless term,so far as determining anything, or
even describing the property goes. Thera is blenty of the ore to be

had, In nlaces,and my son has 'a: ledge of it and I believe it is worthy of

: closer: inoastigation than it has had thus far. . ‘ . ... ,,

It ia a zinc ora, but all

zinc ore does not have the property mentioned. Since zinc is so much
used in the electric batxery : it seems to me to point chat way.

It is hot phosphorescence, nor is it the sort of fire which can
be sxruck out of flint, simple friction on the pure quartz in this same

ore will not produce the. illuminationV .

Should this sample intar esx

you sufficiently to warrant 1 will, if you wish’ it, 'send you; larger
aamp 1<js , .....

I shall be greatly pleased to kno your impressions of it.

With great respect' I bag to sub'scrib myself

Sincerely your's

j /> ( j /

S. P. DUNKEL & SON

WHITE QUARTZ ROCK, FLINT, FELDSPAR, IRON ORES, CLAYS, ETC.

BALTIMORE, md. Jan. 25, 1916.

Replying to your esteemed favor of the 22nd, and we can y?
ire of you on Potash Feldspar, hut we would not care w* ^
;ee any percentage of Potash. It may run 12 and overn^>-
to are only miners and shippers of crude feldspar, Y,

not in a position to guarantee any analysis. However ^

Replying to your esteemed favor of the 22nd, and y
take care of you on Potash Feldspar, hut we would not caj
guarantee any percentage of Potash. It may run 12 and oi
hut as to are only miners and shippers of crude feldspar,

i have about the best feldspar in this part of the country,
id .would no doubt suit you if any body can, and could tske

i of your business.

of the grade Ihat i

ship you, and we have other qualities that we do not consider
as good as thiB one.

We name you price F. 0. B. our shipping point in tons of
2000 lbs', at $5.00 per ton, Bnd awaiting your further inquiries,

Jen. 27th. 1916.

S. P. lunkel & Son,

Ostend & Leadenhall Streets,

Baltimore, -Md.

Gentlemen:

I have received your favor of the 26th instant concern¬
ing Potash Feldspar, and have noted the contents of same with much
interest.

I want to' make a test of your material and v.ould ask you
to kindly Bend me 260 pounds hy express, as a sample. Please let
this he a pood grade sample of the kind of Potash Feldspar that
you could supply regularly, as it will serve for a basis of any
contract that I might make with you.

There is a vast amount of material coming here addressed
to me, so I beg to ask that you will kindly forward the above
named sample to my Assistant, Ur. *. H, Uea'dowcroft, $ Edison
laboratory, Orange, a. J.. and ho will bring it to my attention
immediately on its arrival.

Yours very truly.

Hr. lilliam B. Smith,

Box 283,

Essex, Conn.

Dear Sir:

X am in receipt of your favor of the 25th
instant, and regret to say that I cannot use the
8$ Feldppar , as It must have it richer in Potash.

The Silica cannot be separated magnetically. Please
send me a one pound sample showing the Silica and
Feldspar you wa'nt separated. You had better send
it to my Assistant, Hr* ’.V. H. Moadowcroft, Edison
laboratory. Orange, II. J., and he will bring it
to my attention aB soon as he receives it.

Yours very truly,

JNO. FULTON, JR.

WITH

Robert L. Patterson

Real Estate and Insurance

212 BROAD STREET

Elizabeth, N.

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Jan. 29th. 1916

Mr. John Fulton, Jr.,

212 Broaa Street,

Elizabeth, II. J.

Doar Sir:

Youripfavor of the 26th instant has
been received* I presume that in speaking of
Potash ore, you refer to Potash Feldspar. If
so, Missouri is too far away to handle this
profitably here, as there are millions of
tons of 8?o Potash Feldspar in Hew Jersey.

Yours very truly.

February 1, 1916,

Mr. Edison: -

The oopper foundry has oest 399 anodes of 22 l/2 lbs.
average weight, total 8,977 pounds in the month of January.

At the price formerly paid to Cadmus Brothers this
would have oost us $763.04 in addition to trucking, dipping,
and accounting.

The above output is sufficient for plating 3591 moulds
whioh is more than our present requirements. This would require
1197 anodes of the old form, weight 8 l/2 lbs. each, Total 10,174
lbs. whioh would have cost for oasting®864.79.

Our operating- cost is around $200.00 which will leave
a net profit sufficient to pay the total oost of building and equip¬
ment twice over.

The plating capacity of the baths is about 4800 moulds
per month which we can easily take care of at about the same opera¬
ting cost.

When our other furnaoe arrives we oan turn all scrap
brass eta., from the works into stock rods discs etc., and into
ingots whioh will demand a higher price than chips. In this
way we oan make the foundry a source of revenue instead of an
expense to the division.

We will employ no moulders and get into no complications
with unions working for other foundries doing work for us.

C.C. Mr. . Mambert,
" Hird,
n Moss
n and File.

Very respectfully,
W. W. Dinwiddle.

link'd.

AB

"ENC"

i

In anBwer to your letter of the 22nd
January, I enclose herewith copy of analysis recently
made of two high grade feldspar upon which I could
perhaps quote you the price of $3.25 per short ton
(2000 lbs) in car lots, in regular weekly- .shipments
of at least two cars per week.f.o.b. at the quarry,
~phe quarryi* at Kirk's Kerry, about 13 miles from
Ottawa^ on the Canadian Pacific Railway.

I also send you under separate cover
a small sample of the sper described as No. I Buff
Coloured Perthite, and which oontains 13.40 potash
ss KgO.

Yours veru truly.

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

con,

DEPARTMENT Off HIMES.
MIMES BRANCH.

Ottawa,

REPORT HO. 3122.

January 29th. 1916.

2 Specimens of feldspar for particular analysis.

locality of occurence Lot 14A, Hange XIV of Hull townshipj,
Ottawa County, Que.

Collected by Mr. J. M. Cote.

Received from Hon. Mr. Blondin,

Address Minister of Mines.

Sample Ho. 1 . Buff coloured perthite.

Sample Ho. 2 . Pale pinfcraioroline.

Partial analysis Bhowed them to contain
respectively:

Ho. 1. Ho. 2.

PotaBh 13.40 per oent 12.71 per oent.

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PLUMBING SPECIALTIES

MECHANICAL PACKINGS

DRY BATTERIES
EBONY ASBESTOS WOOD
ENCLOSED FUSE 0EVICE5

Mr. William H. Headowcroft,

Assistant to Kr •Edison,

laboratory of Thomas A. Edison,

Orang e , N ew Je rs ey •

Dear Sir: AS^sg0s EIPHE

^ef e-ring further to our letter of January 24th
regarding' Asblstos Eihre samples sent you by mail.

ii SaKSTtE f°r

your purpose.

Shanking you in advance for a fev, lines regarding
the maSat your early convenience. *• are

Yours truly',

H.Vf. JOHNS -MAH VILH^ COMPANY
SPECIALTY DIY •

Jr'J

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APPLYING J-M MATERIALS

ifctt^tsafcsssp--

Gentlemen: -

With regard to Cobalt and Nickel Mixed Oxide, it
has occurred to the writer that if your Mr. Edison can in¬
dicate what elements are objectionable in this material we
believe that we can have same eliminated and eventually sup¬
ply you with a mixed Oxide which you can use at an attractive
price. The material, as it stands, contains Arsenic small
amount of Silver, a little Copper and some Iron, possibly a
trace of lead, but we are not sure.

If you could tell us what percentage of the above
ingredients would not be objectionable in a mixed Hiokel and
Cobalt Oxide we will have our people go to work on it with
the idea of eliminating the disagreeable features and submit
vou something for your examination, which we believe will mee
JSSr SSSlSSentB. We would appreciate it if you could ad¬
vise us as to this at your leisure.

Yours very truly,

BINHEY & SMITH CO

olUu i

°j nd> T j I

Fob. 22 nd. 1916

Binney & Smith Compuny,

01 Fulton Street,

Hew York City.

Attention of Mr. H'. S. Predmore

Gentlemen:

replying to your favor of the 6th
instant, concerning Cobalt and liickel liixod
Oxide, Mr. Edison requests us to say that the
sample you f|rst furnished was free from Ar-
sonic and not speissed. It is this material
that we can use. He has no facilities for
roasting the arsenic out. lie says that the
Mixed Oxides may contain iron and the other
usual impurities, except ..rsenie.

Yours very truly,

Edison Laboratory.

Foote MimerMuCompaniy

S3'* Established 40 Years

siMt-OREs 107 N. Nineteenth Street

™S 'N a

ISSSS* ^ Philadelphia, Pa. /

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Thomas A. Edison, \V&^ */t ‘ ■•

Orange, f ^ y * A . J Av/f* \ k J ‘/

Bear Sir:- Haw Magnesite. \J ^ j* i/1

Referring again to our difficulty in securing prompt ship- ^
ments of raw Magnesite guaranteed under 4% Calcium Carbonate, as
detailed in our January correspondence and our consequent failure to
contract with you, we have now to report that the price has advanced
everywhere $2.00 per net ton, so that our quotation should read $26.00
per net ton, f.o.b. New York City. We have had one oar coming from
California since about the middle of December, as mentioned in ours of
January 29th. As far as we know, this oar has not yet reached New
York City, being at some point between Norfolk and New York.

We find that the railroad rate quoted to Hew York does not
apply to other points in the East, and that you would have to add the
cost of freight from New York City to your factory, to the above price.

We have found a producer who will make prompt shipment and we under¬
stand he will guarantee less than 4% Calcium Carbonate in the crude
Magnesite. In case you caieto plaoe your order, we would expect to
acoept it within twenty-four hours, for immediate shipment from Cali-
fornia, which should probably 'reach your factory in April, but
oertainly in May.

CHEr

subject Potash, from Felspar

A W* ^ ^

Edison laboratory qQ ^ '

Mr. E. J. Ross, Jr-?°^^S^i3^S^^ge^ttery Company,
has called to our attenffian- o^^pondeno^ J’roifc
Ga., who has a deposit off^par^^ d^ghjrade^ He has sent
us two samples and we have anjalized same, and give below the
results of these two analyses. By one you will se e/chat the K2O con¬
tents is 13.29, which, I believe, is high for felspar7'"‘‘*

I also enclose copy of letter deceived from the party in
Atlanta, Ga., signed F. 1. Sawyer. If you are interested in this
proposition, we can take up the matter of having them send us a
large sample of the rock.

CRUDE CLAYS

Th-s A.Edie-n.
Orange H J.
Dear Sir:-

GEO. W. OWENS

NORTH EAST, MD.

■J? MOUNTAIN, N. C. (N.F.D.)

Feb I9th-I6.

Ca/vi

WASHED CLAYS

mpanies , at $3.35 per t-nf-b care here.

This material is n-t a first class p-ttery epar bjrt_ the
run ' -f- the mine, and c-ntains all the mica, and garnetr that
c-me with the material, the -nly thing we are carefdl ab-ut
with it is t- get -ut all the flint and slate, ^and als- t-
veep it as free fr-m seml-va-llniged sparer va-lin as we
can,

An analysis -f it w-uld be hard t- give, I have -ne
analysis that sh-ws 14.74 potash, 1 have an- ther that -nly
sh-ws ,6.50 potash, an-ther that sh-ws II 60, and sc -n,
the -nly thing we can pr-mise ab-ut this material is, that
I will give y-u as near all p-tash spar as it ifl p-BSible t
ship at* the price, I have been giyen t- understand that the
cars shipped fr-m this secti-n have averaged .7.50
all the cars I have shipped s- Ear have given Batisfacti-n
b- far as I have heard,

As t- the quantity, 1 can give y-u all y-u w-uld want
I have leases -n s-me -f the very best dep-Bits in this sec¬
tion. and can get m-re if necessary, at the present time I
am w-r^-in* -n a very limited capital, but thin1' with an -rder
f-r a large quantity I c-uld get all the capital I w*uld need.

I will be m-re than pleased f- furnish y-u samples if
y-u will adviBe what quantity y-u w-uld need f-r y-ur test.

If y-u w-uld require a spar aB g'-d^as the pottery trade
requires I can furnish it at $4.00 per ton.

Thanking y-u f-r .y-ur inquiry and h-ping t- be able t-
serve you in the very near future I am.

Y-urs Very Respectfully.

c X-/

Fab. 24th. 1916.

Mr. George if. Owens,

Green Mountain, U. C.

Dear Sir:

I have received your two favors of the 19th instant
in regard <bit PotaBh Feldspar.

Let me say in reply that I cannot afford to buy and
pay freight on Feldspar obtaining less than 12^ of Potash. Can
you guarantee the Potash content of your Feldspar. I do not
care what impurities it contains so long as it has the Potash.

flhat is the freight from your point of shipment to
Orange, fl. J.? We can buy Canadian Feldspar containing 13Jt of
Potash, duty paid, and delivered at Orange for $8.00 per ton.

Your prompt reply will be appreciated.

Yours very truly.

CRUDE CLAYS

GEO. W. OWENS

NORTH EAST. MD.

GREEN MOUNTAIN, N, U. iR.ir***

ThcB A.EdiB'-n

Orange S J*
Dear Siri-

In regards to p-ta-sh spar and a e-ntinuatt n f my
letter earlier in the day, aB it ie the P'tash J-ntante <-f
the Boar y'-u are interested in, why w^uld it n^t be a

rViSn't” S3 It -» it. p-tM» f-r

I w-uld place a minimum price -f *2.6, yer trn, rJZ J/i z
per rn lbB f o b, here, and f^r every unit ab-ve 6J5 y~u Wt
pay me thirty, five cents (35 p )

Spar running less than six per sent *2.50 per ton
$2.85. 8jf $3.2r. and s- on, 1 merely -ffer thlB

Y<-urB Very Respectfully.

Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio Railway

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I" YOUR REPLY REFER TO 543.9

WOOLWORTH BUILDING, NEW YORK, N. Y.

February 23, 1916,

Mr. J. T. Rogers,

Traffic Manager,

Thomas A. Edison Inc.,

' Orange, N.

\'i ■ Bear Sir:

‘1- ft Confirming telephone conversation

with you of even date relative to rate on
' ; f eld spat, Kirk's Ferry to Silver Lake, N.J.

The present rate on feldspar frb'm

Guildford & Kaltersvillo Granite Co.,

207 St. Paul Street,

Baltimore, Md.

Gentlemen:

X shall possibly he in the market
for a supply of Potash Feldspar, say two car¬
loads a week. I should desire to get Feldspar
which has as high a percentage of Potash as
possible.

Will you kindly advise me whether
you would be able to supply a high Potash Feld¬
spar, and if bo at what price in carload lots,
If you have several grades, will you kindly
give mo analysis of each.

Kindly address your reply for atten¬
tion of my Assistant, Mr. \\. H. Meadowcroft'||
Yours very truly.

Woolworth Bldg.
How York City

Referring to your letter of the 23rd Inst., file
643-9, and the writer's conversation of this date with
your Chief Clerk:

te are anxious to move oar load shipments of feldspar
irk'a Ferry, Canada to Silver lake, hut the rate
quoted in your letter under acknowledgment fliakes it pro¬
hibitive.

Feldspar can he obtained from the following points
at the rates enumerated biklow:

Baltimore, Hd. - 12.6 cents per owt

\ ,*Biath, Maine & )

> f Brunswick, Maine ) - 16.8 ‘

Srenton, H. J. - — " 7.3

You will therefore see that the Canadian situation is
entirely out of alignment.

Mr. Edison would prefer to use the feldspar that can
he had from Xirk's Ferry if the proper rate basis can he
arrived at. We intend to move at least 2 oars per week

^rivea a-c. we aio«uu — — asu * oars per week for

i -neriod of several years. Ehis we believe would warrant

/our Company establishing a commodity rate of 14 cents per owt.
ion must consider that there is a duty oharge of l«to he _
idded to the freight rate and this of course makes it dixf
tor us to oupe with.

'-“J-’SSSTsS sSSSSEtp*-

’tathf llS Sf on equitable rate on the above com-

mod it y?

Please handle this matter ^ Wspatoh as Hr. Edison is
daily awaiting report from me on this subject.

yours very truly

JTR.BB

TRAFFIC UAHAGER

i Mr. V/.H.Hoadbworoft

V/e oan supply you with a high potash feld-
3 par of which we herewith enclose you a copy of the
analysis which shows 13.40$ potash. We have not had
any of this Feldspar to show less than 114$ potash
and 95$ will show at least 13$. We have other grades
of Feldspar hut does not contain near the amount of
potash as the sample which we are submit t ing >-o you.
We can supply this to you in any degree of fineness u
to 350 mesh.

V/e beg to- quote you on 120 mesh fineness
§11.00 per net ton and 350 mesh fineness §20.00 per
net ton, f.o.b. cars, Erenton.

•Hoping we may have the pleasure of serving
you, we beg to remain

Feb. 28th. 1916.

iour favor of the 26th instant has been shown to me by Ur.
ileadow croft, together with your sample of pulverized PotaBh Feldspar.

As you have probably inferred from my inquiry, I am working
on a process of obtaining Potash from Feldspar. In order that this pro¬
cess shall be commercially successfully, it will be necessary for me
to obtain a high Potash Feldspar at a somewhat less price than you quote.
I have been offered Potash Feldspar from several locations, but yours
and another offering strike me most favorably, as the FeldBpar in each
case shows 13.40# Potash.

I could obtain the 13.40# Potash Feldspar offered by the other
people at about $8.00 per ton, F. 0. B. Orange. I should have to grind
it. but this is right in my line, as I have many years experience in my
cement and ore milling businesses. 1 figure that I can grind it at from
$1.00 to $1.50 per ton.

I wish you could see your way clear to quote me not more than
$10.00 per ton, F. 0...B. Orange, If. J. . for the 13.40# Potash Feldspar,
120 mesh finoss. My requirements will be about two oar loads a week, and
to be oandid with you I would liko to give you the business, oas you are
nearer home then the other concern above referred to.

In any event, I should be glad if you would kindly ship me
one ton of the 13.40# Potash Feldspar at your earliest convenience. .

Shis may be shipped in bags consigned to me at Orange, II. J. 1
like to make use of it in my experiments. Y.hon you ship, will you kind¬
ly send bill of lading to my Assistant, ilr. Meadoworoft.

Yours very truly,

WOODSTOCK GRANITE

The Guilford and Waltersville Granite Co.

Hough and Cut Granite for Building and Monumental Work

tl E. LEXINGTON STREET

BALTIMORE, MD. Fe b. 26th. 1910 J

- favor of the 24th. Inst. and beg to say\

that our spar is rather high in potash
Same sells for i? 4.50 F.O.B. (

Silica

Alumina

Oxide of Iroi

Lime

potash

Soda

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Yours respectfully

GUILFORD & WALTEllSVILLE GJUNITE CO

2/ H&JJ OMl Ca.li. ej&t- CL. AceCtieAtrn- I

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March 1st . 1916 .

The Guilford and Yittletcreville Granite Co.,

11 2. Lexington Street,

Baltimore, Md .

Gentlemen:

I have received your favor of the 26th ultimo and note
your quotation, also the satisfactory analysis of your l;ota3h
Feldspar. On a time contract for 300 tons per month would you he
able to .uarantee the supply of Feldspar at least as high in
Potash as the figures given by you, namely, 13.26 per cent?

It occurs to me that possibly you may supply this
material to potteries, in which case you probably have to pick
out lumps containing iron, mica, and other things which are ob¬
jectionable to potters. So far as I 'am concerned, these im- .
purities make no difference. Yihat I should want to obtain would
be a Feldspar with a uniformly high i?otash content, fully as
good as the analysis given in your letter.

She freight rate hs given mo by my Traffic Department
here is $3.16 per ton from Woodstock to Orange, IJ. J- Can you
tell mo if this is correct?

lours very truly.

Intermont China Clay Company

INCORPORATED

FRANK FULLER.

Erwin Tonn. Feb-28-1916.

Hr. Thomas A. Edison,

Orange IT.J.

Dear Sir:

I have your letter Feby 24th. I fear it will he hard for
me to furnish you North Carolina Feldspar that will average in
Potash Content ovdr 10 or 11 per cent, and although I have not
analysed the 5000 tons I now have out--as this is a Lime 'spar
T am afraid it will not contain as much Potash as you desire.

Since I am more familiar with your needs I am reasonably sure
that T a material that will contain even more Potash

that either North Carolina or Canadian Feldspar and I am now wo rk mg
on this. Our Chemist is out of town to he gone for a week or ten days
and T will he unable to give you the ana^sis— hut what I should prefer
doing is sending you samples of this material and have you have
analysed also see the material then if you are interested in the
material X shall he glad to take up further with you.

The freight rate will he about §3.50 per ton from point of
shipment to Orange, U.J.

Yours truly,

"]3‘a

vO„N . N .

N.J. February 29, 1916,

Replying to your esteemed favor of the 28th inst., ye are
pleased to quote you a price of §4.10 per net ton, f.o.b. East Temple¬
ton, Quebec, Canada. The rate to Trenton is §3.90 per net ton and
into Carteret, i N.J. $3.90 per net ton. i7e presume that uhe pie
Railroad Co. will join in on this rate and that it will not be any more
than to either Carteret or Trenton.

■je agree with you that it is possible to grind this material
for 51.00 to 51.50 per ton, providing it is not essential that the
material be kept free from coming in contact with any metal in the _ _
process of the grinding. Our mills are all arranged to grind materia,
and keep it free from iron, having machines all lined with silex ana
also doing our crushing by chaser stones.

The John E. Thropp's Sons Co., which Company, the stock¬
holders of this company are the sole owners of, are manufacturers of
cement pulverizing machines, tube mills and ball mills, but ■•his.
system we cannot use in handling Feldspar for the purpose which we
prepare it, all branches of ceramics. Consequently, the price we
quoted you, 5 11. 00 per net ton, f.o.b. oars, Trenton, is for material
prepared under this process.

Vie would be pleased to receive your order for the crude
material. As we stated in our previous letter, our Feldspar will
show a potash content of from 11 to 13J» and over.

Y/e shall make shipment of the one ton to-day and have
same followed by a tracer and mall bill-of-lading to Hr . lie a do w-
croft, as per your request.

sspectfully

CRUDE CLAYS

GEO. W. OWENS

March iet-I6.

f J

Sntee I could offer would ^ f p^aBA

the mine, some rf 4t wiia«rf7rnhiv lees, cf^cu**6 4f yrU .

n^re rt it will run c-nslderabiy x( ,^c /^rBaly aB pcB8i-

ars-^ “JiS^gi (BiatA oTSt^r s^ss**

The freight rate^fr-m her/w^uid he
brrh-d'of 53.50 per net ten, ®^f3^Ult1wii! maVe the spar
S' ^ t^/lelivered in Orange.

Could yru he intereB tad in petaBhfrem the

bU atcut 7s* rf

the frlegh j/ ^ continued attention and hoping

t. he ahljrs^/^ V. very near future I -
/ Y-ure Very Respectfully.

t / ^ *T~*

V/Q^Uce^®' u i 4- to

March 10th. 1916.

Mr. George «. Owens,

Green Mountain, ii.C.

Bear Sir:

Your favor of the first instant to Mr- Edison was
received. Ke requests me to say that he wants Feldspar only
for extracting Potash for chemical purposes, and would not
consider going into the agricultural field.

He intends building a small Potash works, and .wants
Feldspar, but does not want it unless it will average at least
13p of potash, preferrably more. Ho does not care anything
about iron or mica or other impuritios such as are objected to
by manufacturers of porcelain and earthenware .

Yours very truly.

Assistant to Mr. .Edison.

Mr. Shos. A. Edison. -2- March 2, 1916.

control. We also find that there is a shortage of
empty cars on the Canadian-Pacific Railway Co. which
has detained us on several occasions.

We cannot hold this offer open any length
of time, because there are one or two more concerns
whom v/e have quoted for this grade of material and
in the event of receiving their orders, we will not
have capacity to take care of your requirements. Under
these circumstances, we hope that you will he able to
make a test of the one ton of feldspar which we shipped
at an early date and let us hear from you just as soon
as possible concerning your contract.

Shanking you for your kind attention in
this matter and awaiting the pleasure of hearing
further from you, we remain

fours very truly,

f Y^.egt>

SHi/m

March 3rd. 1916.

Mr . ii. V, . Lawson,

% Intermont China ciay Company,
Krwin, 1’enn.

I have received your favor of the 28th ultimo and would say

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my purpose.

1 am iriad to learn, however, that you have a material that

added to the duty would prohahly make it cost too much.

However, 1 am assuming from you letter that the material you
have in mind is not Canadian^ and that there would he | « in ^ ^
Orange° ^ df Ifthfprice ^Mlde^a? is not Soo high. I think we
should’ be getting nearer to desiraoae conditions.

pieaso have your chomist go ahead and make the “alysis when

and^m'sefif 1 canaha?e’an°analy6isnmade here- ilease^send samples

to my assistant!-'.- H. Meadowcroft, at this address, and ne wil.
bring them to my attention at once.

,»> ** ;*s,r«ss..

390 tons per month.

Yours vory truly.

lo tho Secretary of the Treasury,

Washington, D. C.

S I K:

'rtill you kindly advise rae v.hethor there
is a duty on crude feldspar imported into this
country from Canada. If so, rill you kindly
advise me what such duty is.

Yours respectfully,

Mar. 8,iril6.

Mr. B. B. larnour, G.A. ,

Canadian Pacific By.,

Woolworth Building.

Hew fork City.

Dear 3ir:-

Eef erring again to the writer' a
letter dated ?el>. 86th. end my telephone conversation
of this date with you. in connection with the rate on
feldspar from Kirk's Berry, Canada to Silver lake.

I wish, you would do everything possible
with your people at Montreal to facilitate the handling
of this matter in oidor that the rate situation ay bo
adjusted with as little delay as possible.

Hr. HLioon is daily pressing the writer
for information on this subject. Your assistance will
be appreciated.

Yours very truly.

i'raffio Manager.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT

96103

DIVISION OF CUSTOMS

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

WASHINGTON

Mr. Thomas A. Edison,
Orange, II. J,

Sir :

March 9, 1916.

I hove to acknowledge the receipt of your letter
of the 4th instant, requesting information relative
to the duty on feldspar imported into this country
from Cana da.

Feldspar is not specifically provided for as
such in the tariff act of 1913. Crude feldspar
would proha hly he free of duty under paragraph 549
of the tariff, which provides for the free entry of

"Minerals, crude or not advanced in
. value or condition hy refining or grinding,
or hy other process of manufacture, not
specially provided for".

Crushed feldspar would prohahly he dutiable at
the rate of 20 per centum ad valorem under paragraph
81, which provides that rate of duty on

"Earthy or mineral substances wholly
or partially manufactured end articles and
wares composed wholly or in chief value of
earthy or mineral suhetances, not specially
provided for x x x not decorated in any

Respectfully

Ho enclosure. Chlef« Division of Customs.

.ADDRESS AT,T, COMMUNICATIONS TO THE CCtMPANT

PILLSBUKf

Fl^OUBi 3S<riI/X/'5 COMPANY
ivirisrKr^A.por/i5 , Minnesota..

woR(QiUHa«,-<?3)^Sr,

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Mr. Thomas A. Edison,
East Orange.

Dear Sir;

2-^3'

A group of young inDnwere yesterdp/ discussing
carborundum and some ono seated that it was discovered by
accident by a young man in your employ who wasf fusing carbon
with electricity and noticed that the carbo/dust looked as
though it had abrasive possibilities, and/immediately upon
this hint of a discovery the young man left your employ to
develop it. The question was raised /s to whether or not
this young man was under contract to/you to give to you all
such finds he made in experiments./ The writer knew nothing
about the whole matter and would/appreciate your courtesy,
if you can find time to set hipr right on the point, as to what
sort of arrangement governs such an occurence, and wishes to
thank you in advance for any information you care to give him.

>ruly,

BEAUTIFUL CREASIY COLO^OF^MLLSBURY’S BBSTIS NATURAL TO GOOD, CLEAN WHEAT CAREFUL^?*®

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We/have from time to time had corres- ^

ice with you in regard to Potash Feldsnar
for extraction purposes. |k

/ We have recently opened a mine in North i
Carolina, whore the material is averaging from
lQfa/£o 11.755? Potash in carlotsj^

s are prepared to make you shipment of
trial car of this material on the following basis*

If the material analyzes 11.505? Potash
content, the price is to be $3.60 per ton fob our
mines North Carolina. If it runs 10.505? the price
is to bo $3.25 per ton. If the car which we ship
you runs lower than 9.505? we will not make any
charge for it.

This spar is semi-kaolinized and very soft
and will therefore do no injury to any kind of an
iron mill when ground*

Very truly yours,

THE PRODUCT SALES CO

yrites ore

IARYTES

President

April 20th. 1916.

Che Product. Sales Company,

Equitable Building,

Baltimore, ild.

attention of Mr. H. H. Hanna.

Gentlemen:

Your favor of the 1st instant was received,
and I sent it down to Mr. Edison,- who is in Florida.

He appreciates -your proposition, and requests
me to say that he cannot decide the mattor definitely
at this time, but will bo in position to take it into
consideration when his experiments have advanced further.

He noted on your letter-head that you handle
precipitated chalk, and requested me to write and ask you
for your price in carload lots. Perhaps you had better send
me sample with your quo. at ion, and I will bring same to his
attention as soon as he returns from Florida.

Yours very truly.

Assistant to Mr. Edison.

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The Proci

This process is based on the fact that fused salt
attacks feldspar and a double decomposition occurs, giving KC1
and leaving a soda feldspar. The reaction does not take place
below the melting point of the salt, which is about 1480 degrees
p. To make the re-action complete, a large excess of HaCl must
be used. This promotes a thorough oontact between the salt and
the feldspar. However, this salt iB not lost, as it is practically
all recovered in the process, only a little more than the theo-
ritical amount of salt being actually used up in the reaction.

In the laboratory, in covered crucibles, yields of
90$ have been easily recovered. On a larger scale , due to
volatilization, these yields have not been actually recovered,
although it hus been proven, by analyzing the extracted residue,
that 90$ or more of the potash has been converted and replaced
in the feldspar by the salt. An attempt was made to catch the
volitilazed force by an absorption tower. Due to poor construction
of the tower, proper absorption was not obtained. ADout 40$ in
all volitilized under certain furnace conditions. Of this ,

20$ was caught in the absorption tower and 50$ was recovered by
extracting the ground clumps from the furnace. This gives an
actual recovery of 70$ of the potash, as KOI, An analysis of the
extracted residue showed 10$ of the potash still in the rock,
indicating a yield of 9D$ , and showing a loss of 20$ due to leakage,
and fumes hanging to the walls of the flue. A sample of oon"

densed fume , obtained from the flue is shown with the report.

Since it will be necessary to have an absorption built
for catching that part of the KC1 whioh volatilizes the best way
would be to design the whole process so as to drive all the KOI
over as fume*, ahd absorb all of it. This will prevent the necessity
of grinding the hard clumps which come from the furnace, samples of
whifh are fiven.*rwith the report. It will also make it unnecessary
to extract this material, and separate the solution from the powder
and wash, etc. All that will be necessary will be to take the solution
direot from the absorption tower to the evapotator. The following
absorption *ower is suggested by Ur. Mason and will probably do the
job( see sketoh on next page).

The draft of the rotary will be forced by suction, bo as to pre-

^ One experiment was made, attempting to drive out all
the KC1 . The mass was heated for 6 hours at about 1750 degrees
F Only about 1055 of the amount in the rock originally, was left,
indicating that with suitable absorbing appratuB .about 90?6
vields can be obtained without the necessity of doing any extracting.

* If however, it is found that too great a fuel consumption

is necessary to volatilize all the K.C1 under rotary furnace conditions
the clumps may be ground up to about 50 mesh and extracted, and the
sludge separated in a Dorr thickener. This will not add much to the
expense of the process.

A description of the experiments.

The experiments were made as follows:

The salt and powdered feldspar were intimately mixed in a
can with an agitator, and just enough water added to make a thick
mottar-like mass. This was spread out in a layrjlnch thick and cut
into cubes about an inch on a side. These were then dried , and
shoveled into the furnace at a temperature of about 1700 degrees E.

The yield was found to be affected by three variables.

(1) length of time in furnace.

(2) Temperature.

(3) Broportion of salt.

all the potash that was soluble in water. -

cause of the volatilization in the furnace. Experiments were also
made to determine how the volatilization was effected by various
things. It was found that this was effeoted by;

(1) Draft.

(2) length of time in furnace.

(3) Broportion of salt.

A temperature change of 100 degrees E. although it had a large
effect on the yield, had practically no effect on the amount of
volatilization. £t was found that those factors which tend to de¬
crease the volatilization , also decrease the yield, exoept for the
draft .

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Effeot of time on yield.,

°ndlEQuai:weiglit of salt and feldspar.
Temperature-1600 degrees F.

(2)

(S)

Time

2 hours

3 "

6 "

Yields

Effeot of temperature on yield.

°n Equal 8 weight of salt and feldspar.
Time-3 hours.

Temperature.

1600 0 F.
1V00 o F.

Yields.

Effeot of^cn

luantitg of salt on yields

Time-3 hours

Temperature-1700 Degrees F.

100$

Yields,

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Effect of draft on volatilization. '

Conditions":

Time-3 hours.

Equal weights of salt arid feldspar.
Temperature .1700 degrees E.

Considerable excess draft gave a loss in weight of the
entire mass of 30# of the original.

The draft was now reduced, and the 103B m weight was
found to he only El# of the original weight of the mass.

Effect of time on volatilization.

Conditions:

Equal weights of salt and feldspar.
Temperature 1700 degrees E.

yields however,
hour hatch was

Time loss in Weight,

3 hours El lbs.

2 « 16 "
decrease with decreased time. The yield in the two
only 75#. That in the 3 hour hat oh 85#.

When a smaller proportion of salt to feldspar is used
not so much of the potash volatilizes in a given time hecause it
takes longer for the salt to react with the feldspar.

Me til ode of Crytallization and Purification.

After extraction or absorption a solution is obtained
containing salt and potassium chloride. The curves given on the
following page, illustrate the variation of the solubility of a
mixture of KC1 and salt with temperature. From these curves it
may be seen that, while the solubility of salt, decreases with in¬
creased temperature , the solubility of KC1 increases agreat deal
with increased temperature. The method of proceedure, for separating
these two, then, would be as follows;

The solution is boiled down, separating out salt, until
the point where it is almost saturated with KC1 at the boiling tem¬
perature- — AlKthis point, the specific gravity of the solution hot,
is aboulTl.24oX The boiling poifct of the solution is 108 to 109
degrees denifirgrade . It is now quickly run through a gravity filter,
while hot. This filters the salt off, and the liquid runs into a
orystaliize pan, and cools. The KCl, crystallizes out. The lower
layer of KCl is more impure than that which crystallizes out last.

The lower layer is about 85% KCl. The top layer is about 95% KCl.

Further Purification.

To purify further the KCl is packed into a tank, and
soaked for several hours, with cold water. This takes out most of
the salt and as Kcl is not very soiuable in cold water, especially
in the presence of salt, it does not dissolve very much KCl.

The wash water is run back into the evaporating tank. The product
is over 95% KOI, and can be used for making caustic potash.

The salt filtered off, contains a considerable percentage
of KC1, but , since this is dried and used over again, there is no
chance for lose in the process due to this cause. .

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Post Estimate .

Since the largest expense item in this process is
the feldspar, it would he most ecomonical and very advisable to
make the plant right at the feldspar quarry* ThiB save the

freight which costs about as much as the feldspar. If, at the
same time, this is near a coal ana salt supply, all the better.

Feldspar .

Ur. Headowcroft advises me that a quotation as low as
$3.60 a ton for 10$ K20 feldspar has been made, to be delivered at
the quarry.

Salt.

Mo quotations ; have been obtained on salt, but an es¬
timate of $600 a ton for rock salt, has been assumed.

Crashing.

Mr. Mason says that 75fL a. ton for crushing to a 150
mesh is a fair estimate. For safety, $1.00 a ton has been as¬
sumed.

Evaporation.

As a great deal of water is to be evaporated it is
advisable to use a vacuum evaporator. A triple effect will evap¬
orate 25 pounds of water per pound of coal. For safety, 20
pounds of water per pound of coal has been assumed.

Coal.

Cost of ooal haB been taken as $5.00 a ton. Mason stated
that fuel cost for burning cement is 1 2jS per 400 pounds. Here, 15j}
has been assumed.

Power .

The power cost has been estimated as 5}! per 100 pounds of
feldspar treated, which corresponds-with that in cement work.

labor.

The labor oost is hard to estimate, but 13 men are as¬
sumed at $3.00 a day, to be safe, for a plant to handle 15 tons of

fe Ids oar- every "84 hours. This is assuming that only the kiln
runs all-night, the evaporators, etc., running only by day.

The total then

Feldspar (100 lbs)

Salt (20 lbB) .

Crushing . ....

Evaporation .

Fuel . . .

Power . .

labor . .

Miscellaneous .

Total

,17.5 i
. 5.0
. 6.0
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. 7.5
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display at San Francisco, you will perhaps remember
having had quite a conversation with in regard to our
nickel cobalt field in Lemhi County. From this con¬
versation, it seems that one of your men, at one time,
made more or less of an examination on some of this
ground, and the contention that you made was that they
seemed to he out of reason with the prices on their
property.

I am about to start on some of my field work and
X will be in that country very soon, and I would like
to know that if I could get the proper bonds and
leases on the major properties and if the prices of
these properties would be d own to a good, sound, sane
and sensible business proposition, and if I can get
them along these lines, would you consider taking up
these options. If you will consider them. advise
me if I should have the options made diroct into your
name or that of one of your company. The options
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Mr. Edward Sohwerd,

c. Idaho Mining Association,

' Overland Building,

Boise, Idaho.

Dear Sir:

Your favor of tho 13th instant to
Mr. Edison was received ana has had his atten¬
tion.

He wishes us to say that when he
originally went into the Cohalt matter, the
prices named were so ridiculous, that he ma'.ae . v
up his mind ( which he has not since changed ) that
nothing could ever he done with such impractical
people. Mr. Edison, therefore, started out to find
a substitute, and was successful. Therefore, he
is rio% longer interested in Cohalt,
v Yours very truly,

Edison laboratory .

'Denver, Colorado,

ir. Thomas A, Edison,

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/ I write toTftiquire what* might 'be the commercial

possibilities for handling Tantalum ore. A prospector y-

has furnished me some samples and I have had the same
analyzed by Victor Blanc, a Denver chemist, who informs
me that the material is iron tantalate occuring in a heafjr
silicious quartz ore. His analysis shows 0.43$ of tantte**- ^
lum pentoxyd Ta205, .11 of an ounce in gold, a trace of }

silver. J

I am informed that there is quite a deposit ofy
this material, and if it has any commercial posBlbilitie,s
I intend to look it over and develop it. I noticed in a
newspaper sometime ago that you were working on some experi¬
ments where you used Tantalum and that you were having some
difficulty in getting the material. Will you kindly inform
me whether that is true, and what kind of a price you can
pay for this material, and whether you would desire it in
a crude form or in the form of concentrates, or any other
suggestions you may care to make which would be valuable
to indicate to me what would be the best commercial form to
put this product in for the market.

I have been informed that the quotation on the
same is $8.00 per gram and that there are thirty»one grams
in a troy weight ounce. I have also heard that the only
present product was derived from Austria and that it was hard
to get deliveries at the present time. If there are commer¬
cial possibilities in this I would like to interest capital
to open up the mine and put in proper works for the concen¬
tration of this ore.

For references will state that I lived for many
years at Gilman, Colorado, engaged in the mining business.

As to my financial responsibility I refer you to the First
National Bank of Denver, or to C. C. Parks, the Vice-PreBident
thereof, also to the International Trust Company or to Mr.

John Evans, President thereof, also to George C. Manly of Denver,
Dean of the Denver Daw School. Address me for the present at
Denver, Colorado, oare of the Hall Hotel. You can find me at
any time either by inquiry through Mr. Manly or by addressing
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We are In receipt of your letter of
June 30th inquiring for a'.;sniall piece of steel l/2" square
4 » long, extra hard, for 'experimental purposes.

. It is notrquite clear to ub from your
letter whether you desire to have us harden this piece of
steel before we send it to you or not. If you desire to
do any maohine work on it, it would he necessary to furnish

you the steel annealed.

If you will supply us with this information

and if possible the purpose for which you are going to use
it we shall be glad to furnish you with a sample.

July 7th. 1916

Hoary Bisston & t;ons , Inc . ,

P. 0. Box 1637 ,

Philadelphia , Pa.

GontlcEon :

Your favor of tho first instant has been
rocoived and chov.n to 2ir. Edison. He wishes me to
say in reply that ho would like to have a small piece
of stlel not hardened. Ha wishes to use it for
a special experiment for cutting a certain kind of
composition which is extremely hard.

‘■‘hanking you in -Mir. Edison’s name for
your kind attention, I remain,

Tours very truly.

Assistant to Mr. Edison.

The Hess Steel Corporation

N. ELECTRIC STEEL

\fi ) station o. Baltimore, Md.

J •

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"4^l2rr#£§S!.

Mr. W. H. Meadowcroft,

&5TE.?-

Dear Sir:- ' j s> 4e* rXxx
^ WefhiJ^^^IVtter of June 30th,
addressed to our formed

wq are very nnioh. ixrfcor ©s tejl in your ~ ) j

Has ^

We canlafce you a 3teel of this char (

aoter , containing a high Pf ^^t°fwS"tets about N> J

only do so in quantities of one «-€

10,000 lhs in bars or rods. QjLfi-fiJL *“**' I

Onr nlaat is equipped with Her oult ]j
electric farnwaB and wills ^^oSation^n^on^ec-

ti%f Sa &T>SmS> f« ■«*»» y~-

glad indeed to quote you promptly.

Very truly^cpurs.

Dictated by
H.-Ii. Hess-V

July 'Oth. 1916.

I'hc Herr, Steel Corporation,
Baltimore, iid.

Gentlemen :

Hiui- &.VOV of the sixth instant' hen been recoivod
and shown To i2r. Edison. Ho dartres a» to thank you for
your courteous attention to our previous loytcr crie ■ + ,

that v, o have fortunately boon aole uo find w,o ve^y nard stool
we inouirod shout. -ero is another matter, however, that mi.
Edison wishes me to take up with you. no deoxreb to ■'ab-
whether you make billets of stool, and ^co woetner you roll
thin shoots- In our storage battery worse we use about u, 000
pounds oor day of steel with very low carbon, rhio steol is
rolled in narrow sheets of h/lOOw to u/1000 taeh thielc. -® .

havo been thinhinn of putting in our own rolls and toying sheet
stool end re-rolling it. iniat could you uo towards furnishing
-3 with this material?

Yours very truly.

assistant to Mr. Edison.

Sawyer-Felder Company

Edison Storage Battery Company,

Orange, Mew Jersey,

Gentlemen

',7e are very much interested to know WWat P ro®4<H'yv4{
Ur. Edison is making in connection with his tests for ohg&rfc \\
ing potash from feldspar. A W*r

Ur. Sawyer is absent from this offbeat the present
time, but it is the writer's impression that Mr. Sawyer had a
talk with Mr. Edison in Florida last winter anc at that time he
advised Ur. Sawyer he had not quite satisfied himself with results,
but hoped to have things working out very satisfactorily in the
near future.

We quoted him several times last winter
10 i or better in K 2-0. At this time, we ^ producing a f^dspar
that will almost warrant us to guarantee not less than 13 /° K2 0,
and could supply you with this material in large quantities if you
are interested at this time.

W e recently completed the installation of what we
consider the most up to date grinding plant in the ^onth. This
plant is equipped with modem machinery and has an ^utput of ap¬
proximately three hundred tons or more per day, 95 % through 100

We would be pleased to supplyAwith fifty pounds,
of 13 £ io K 2-0 spar, finely ground.

Thanking you very much for your kind attention, and
hoping to hear further from you f» »>»»«<<«• «r not vou are inter¬
ested in our product, we beg to i

j to whether or not you are inter-
to remain,

Yours very truly.

SAWYER-FELDER COMP AMY ,

by

•iiUgUBt 1st. 1916.

Scivyer-Feldor Company,

16i;S Hurt Building,

Atlanta, Ga.

Gentlemen :

¥..>ur favor of tho 28th ultimo was re-
eoived and handed to Air. Edison.

He requests us to say in reply that we '
have a small experimental plant, but cannot decide
what we will do about a regular supply of PotaBh
1’eldBpar until our expetimontB ere finished. At
tho jpresent time we ore buying what wo want for
these experiments from fronton, il. J.

Your letter will bo kept on file for
future reference.

Yours very truly,

Edison laboratory.

October 10, 1916.

Mr. C. r. Johnson, f

Eillwood, Washington.

hoar Sir:-

Your favor -of the 3a instant has been received.
In reply beg to say that I could use large. quantities of
crude Cobalt Oxide if. I could get it .cheap. 2he present
price of 78^ per pound is too high to permit its' use under
the conditions in which I want to use it.

ddiffesSnt district, that we beleive may carry values in Platinum, we
are prospecting and receiving samples of ore from many of the mining
district, Alaska, Mexico and the Pacific Coast Mining states.

We have no Chemist, that we have any confidence in.our Platinum.

Y/e heleive there will in time he lots of Platinum produced from some

„ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ ;ing this about jsill

confer a great benefit. CJ •*"

3™ - yu ^4 -

tor, but no satisfactory Platinum
kely to accomplish this (-discovery

Viz; The rare metal prospector and an expert careful chemists. . /.

Could you make,, i
the ore samples,

aix (6) to Twelve ( 12) Platinum tests If I shfculd send

tr, dC *-

■haefr from you soon, I sfi yours Sincerly

#320 iroviden'l

Bldg.

October 10, 1916

American Mineral Producing Go,, ,

320 Provident Building, .

Tacoma, Washington.

Gentlemen; Attention D. Galiaher.

Your favor of the 4th' instant has been received.
A number of years ago I had the process and a- Chemist
especially for detecting traces of platinum In the many
.ores I received at that time. We 'could tost a penny¬
weight in a ton,, but' as I could never find, any, I gave
It up and the man has, gone out of my employe I do not
want to get at It -again.

The prooess is in my book somewhere, but it
would be aavery long job to, find It.

Yours- very truly.

W A X. T 33 E P. SCIUCK

CHEMICAL ENGINEER

While vi3iting at the recent Exposition
of Chemical Industries at Hew York I saw at your
exhibit a sample of the flake nickel that you
manufacture , and was told that this substance is
for sale by you. 'Will you kindly give me a price
on this flake nickel- in quantities in from one to
five pounds and state- whether there are any re¬
strictions as tp;''i-ts 'u3e' in a commercial way?

/./ Yours truly,

wj. cL" A

k iZ.

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DISO MOUHD MANUEA.CTURING DIVISION OP THOMAS A. EDISON, Ino.

Thomas A. Edison, laboratory.

Memo. No. 104
Date 10/36/16

Ur. R. W. Kellow,

Asst, Secretary,

Seoretarlal _Se rvi oe . Department

for Mr, Charles Haas, .
BooKSoeeping Service Department

In many instances invoioes covering deliveries
of Material to this division have been rendered during the
month following said deliveries.

The material in most oases is Scrap Copper,
purchased from different Divisions of T. A. Edison, Ino.,
and delivered to our Foundry where it is immediately oast
into anodes, and delivered to the plating dept.

In order to effect a true oost, it is most
essential that all invoioes whioh refleot in the cost should
be rendered during the month in whioh deliveries of Material
are made .

Will you not please give this matter your atten¬
tion to the erd that we may reoeive future invoioes in ample
time to refleot in our current month's cost ?

Thomas A. Edison, Ino.

CO Ur. Hush: & Pile.

Parliament Buildings,

. Toronto, Oct. 26, 1916j
Thos. A. Edison, Esq., ^ <XiX'e~

Orange, II. J. Qj [,,.x_r _ f*/

Dear Slr> (QL^cf.C

The members of the Ontario Nickel Oommissio^-agp ^
anxious to obtain all possible information as to outlets for
metallic nickel, its salts, oxides and alloys, and X should
esteem it a favor if you could see us when we visit New York
next month. X understand that in addition to your work on
the use of nickel in batteries, you have been much interested

in the development and i

i of niokel steel for automobile

parts and other special purposes, and in the use of nickel
for alloys other than those containing iron.

We are visiting a number of the large special users
of niokel, but believe that the information whioh you could
give us would be of particular value, as it would cover a
larger and more general field than the experience of those
who use nickel only for one or two purposes.

/ Chairman. '

C.Dict :GTH-D.

October SX, 1916

Dear Sir:- .

I have received your favor of the £6th
instant, ana in reply would say I use nickel only
.probably for storage batteries. I 4o not make any
automobile parts. ■

A’ihen you anO the other memhors of the
Ontario nickel Commission visit Hew fork nest month,
I shall be very glad to see you if you will come
out to the laboratory • Lot. me suggest that' you
telephone my Assistant', lir. Vi. H« Meadowcroft, aha
he will make an appointment for you.

four b very truly, _• .

(

AGRICULTURAL MINERALS COMPANY

November 10, 1916.

fo Thomas A. Edison,

jfer Tvv'Vj

Following our letter of July 28th,

than Feldspar, and may bd\ mined a
LOW

are in control of oertain property

August first in referenoe to Feldspar as a possible source of Potash,
we beg to call your attention to some recent experimental work in con¬
nection with the possible supply of Potaslj from a mineral called \

eL irh Hi r”

Thi3 mineral is myro ^abundant , ijm S-ou^flT^y jjft

Georgia, than Feldspar, and may b^minea aVa vemr

jiime we are in control of oertain properties -e^Whioh^thege ar» aggbt-
less millions of tons of 3erlolte_t0^ill avg?ag( in K3-oT&tsnt,^
9 10,75 *. QaT^ -

17e are now working on ^ .oaioln^ng^pr^si^agd
tests show that, at a very low 00

that will average from four to six'peroent (fattr Soluble- Potash. I We are
more particularly interested in s up ply^J^6_ f np. /Ti - ^ H
finished produot, since our capitalT* at this tide.,, ^is

spar mines and a grinding plant aiti&tjfl^arf <*-
We are taking the litfe¥#ofTa£C£g your attention to

from 9 to 10:75 #.

our produot, thinking perhaps in your(eptfrfi»nta, youratt&atlon had
not been called to the vast deposits of Serioite in t^e State of
Georgia; and in your numerous experiments, this partioula^ineral might
possibly have been overlooked.

If a four to six peroent Water Soluble K2-0 produot is

Of interest to you, we would be pleased to furnish you samples of
Serioite, both treated and untreated, and doubtless will be willing
to furnish you the benefit of our tests, if by so doing, you might
he interested in the purchase of raw material from us.

'i'hia material may be loaded on oars for approximately $2.00
per ton in large quantities, and ’both laboratory and furnace tests
we have made show very satisfactory,' as well as economical results.

It might interest you to know that with a ton of Serioite, we
mix one thousand pounds of other material, containing no Potash, all
finely ground, We have used as a basis, 10 * Serioite and at a given
temperature, we can produce a product containg 5 l/40 Water Soluble
Potash.

The writer's knowledge of chemistry’ or laboratory work is
indeed quite limited, and since at a given temperature results will
show 5 l/4jS Water Soluble Potash, by increasing this temperature 100
degrees at a time, analysis of the finished product show a decrease in
Pojrash from 5 l/«* to absolutely no Potash at all in the finished pro¬
duct, therefore proving that all of the Potash, ( the V# insoluble in
the 3000 pounds of mixture ) has been driven out. Do you know of any
way this fotaqh might be preserved at a low cost? Doubtless this
of Potash ( 5i% of which is Water Soluble and 2^ insoluble), if it can
be driven out by raising the temperature higher than the temperature
at which we got the best results, leaving the furnace in a chloride
or chlorine gas might be economically saved in some way, and in this
event the cost to you for suoh Potash would be something like a pro¬
duct at $4.00 per ton or $4.00 for 150 pounds of Potash.- plus the cost.

of suoh operation, as suggested. Such a process would leave a by¬
product that would contain about 30* Alumina from which Aluminum might
be made if so desired. The approximate figures referred to above do
not, of course include freight on the raw material.

to order to produce material »t thee. IW*. « "lu
0. necessary for . plant to to erected In this territory. Such a
plant, so far a. the actual experiment., .ould oon.lot of n.oos.ary
Crushers and Dry Brers, tocher slth a Botany Kiln for de.ir.a
oapaoity.

1 happen to hno« of an old =««,t plant Bthin one hundred
.lie. of the ra. material that odd t, run at a nominal an., at.
plant i. equipped ««h the neoe.sary machinery for the treating dean
of the material and ha. one B.t.ry Kiln with a capacity of 1® ton,
daily, this plant could to leased at fro. 5300 to StOO per month.

'thanking you for yoyr attention and hoping this letter
proves of some Interest to. you. X beg to remain.

Yours very truly.

We are sending^ par ate cover small sample of Sericit«

h-aterite COMPANY, INC.

CAST AND ROLLED ATERITE. A PATENTED

Non-Corrosive metallic Alloy

.■<> 55 JOHN STREET

Thomas A. Edison laboratories.

new york. Hovember 23, 1916.

Orange, Mew Jersey *

arJr'C^'"

Am: Mr. ijdison's Asst

Wtt" “

, at your request, v;e forwarded

small sample of Aterite for laboratory testing, but as

ved no reply as to whether this meta
ory for use in your manufactory. As

would be satisfactory for use in your manufactory.

Stated before, we will be pleased to quote you prices on
any Cocks, Valves, Fittings, or other castings, or in
Rolled-Sheet Form.

Trusting tint you low* the stove montions* su»pls
entirely eoti.fuotory to you, an* that no n to »tore* ^
with an early reply, we beg to remain
c • 'U Yours very truly, / ll |

/ ' U H-ATERX'JE COMEAUX, IHC. f ]

***** ' ■’ " ^ v

£b John Street,

Hew York, II. Y.

Gontlemcn : . '

Kef erring to your favor of the 23d ultimo,
Ur. Ud is on 'wishes me to £xk whether you couia
aparo him a largor sample of liter! to so tnat he can
ma!:e aomo further tecta in the Laboratory. If co,
will you l-indly forward it to mo so that I can
bring it Ilia personal attention.

Youra very truly, -

Assistant to Ur. Udison.

/

,L MINERALS COMPANY

Hovember 24, 1916.

Mr. Thomas A. Edison, \Q\ ^ <VA'1

! Edison laboratory,

Orange, H. J.

"ar 31r:" x acknowledge withes receipt of your hind favor «T
the 14th instant with reference to Eeldspar as a source of lotash.

My experiments have been more successful with oer o e

tr -• -~-px£z£-,&*'

If SOU will >. go 04 •oo'Mj"

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a o.if with kindest personal regards, I beg to

pool, lou on sous go.4 ooxf. # ^ ^ O^fk

remain, J )

w'lr\7'?-ue*A'

llovombor 28,1916.

Ur. K. Bolder, ,

c/o Agricultural Ainorals Co.,

1625 Hurt Building ,

Atlanta, Ga.

Boar 3ir:-

lir. .Batson wishes me to cay lnroply
to vour feyor of the 24th instant,, that it would
be probably boot for you to conato tho Patent-
Office and obtain copies of all the patents on
obtaining Potash from Feldspar issued since Janu¬
ary, 1914. "hoy are only lOp a copy.

- y]le patent of the Bultimoro ra an, roforred
to in '!r. Bdison's last letter, is Ho. 1,072,686.
issued So-tomber 9,1913 to Harry, P- Bassett,

end by seriding \o4 to tiio Patont office you can
obtain a copy of this.

fours vory truly.

Assistant to ;sr. Ad icon

M H-ATERITE COMPANY, INC.

\/ YORK, December 5, 1916.

YV/eHtlerne. ;

In reply to your letter of the 2nd i

Since writing you we have been able to render Aterite
proof against cofcrosive action of several other acids, so
that now Aterite will resist Sulphuric, Sulphurous, Mixed
fHi trio and Sulphuric) Boric, Hydroflouric , Hydroflourosilic
Carbolic , Phophoric, Tartaric, Acetic and lactic Acids, als<

i trust that you will find Aterite satisfactory and
i will he favored with your valued order in the near

M H-ATEBIEE CCMPAHY, IHC.

By •

PMJrjJB

Mr. Thomas A. Edison,

Orange, .

Bear Sir:

Answering your letter of the 21st with
copy of letter to Br. Bassett, of course you under¬
stand that it is proper for you to take this matter
up with us and not with Br. Bassett.

We had the pleasure of a visit from Mr.
Mason of South Orange*. H.J.. the other day and we
have made him a proposition which we are still
willing to accept if unsold when we hear from you

or him.

Thanking you for the inquiry, we are.

^/wntaJS^ (Qc/idcrt/,
^ka/n^yi^.

When I showed you Basset Patent on obtaining Potash f

Feldspar, I asked you if you

wanted to take it up further. You sai

the Basset Patent, and asked for an interview. Then I we nt down to Baltimore and
had a talk with Ur. Baker, President; told him that you had done a little experimental
work on Potash hut had dropped it after seeing the patents, hut that X was personally
interested in it and asked him if he would sell patent to me and at what price.

lir. Baker told me that they had about twelve patents on extraction
of Potash from Feldspar; then gave me copies of their patents together with all reports
of their experiments. He said they were sick of it and only wanted to get hack the
total money they had expended which was approximately §60,000.00. He said Bassett
was now working for Dupont in California on extraction of Potash fran kelp.

I looked over the patents and experiment reports. Host of the
patents relate to extraction of sulphate of potash by means of nitre cake and salt from
which they obtain as a by product chlorine and sodium sulphate. Apparently they had done

nothing on extraction by salt alone.

Ur. Baker said that they could not fine any suitably deposits of
Feldsnar. Thev had examined many properties from Virginia to Canada and that the green

Feldspar. They had examined m

3 seemed to be about as good as any.

y hand picking in the quarries and mines they could get l<tf to \Z$ K20 but

t of ganglia to throw away* I w

If you had not told me that you would drop it entirely
I should not have taken this up on my own account.

Yours very truly.

Edison General File Series
1916. Mining » Ore Milling (E-16-57)

This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to the
technical and commercial development of Edison's technologies for ore
concentration. Among the items for 1916 is a letter inquiring about the status
of the long-defunct Edison Ore Milling Co., Ltd., along with a response by
Edison that the company "is out of existence, the patents upon which it was
based were not sustained in the Courts." Also included is a letter from W.
Dallas Ross, a journalist and investor in the Edison Ore Milling Syndicate, Ltd.,
along with letters pertaining to former Edison employee James B. Ballantine.

Approximately 40 percent of the documents have been selected. The
unselected items consist primarily of inquiries about ore milling in general,
which did not receive a substantive reply, and material not related to Edison.

I have been trying for some time to find out the C

situation in regard to the Edison Ore Killing Co. The Farmers j
Loan & Trust Co. tell me they have not been transfer agents for \
several years. The Seoretary of State of this State writes me
that its charter expired in 1905. Has the Co. wound up with no
assets left of any hind? In short the main point that my customer
seems to be driving at is will it be safe to destroy his certificate
of stook.

Thanking you in advance for any information you can
give me in the matter, I am.

Tours very truly.

August 14 th.. 1916

;,ir. H. B. Borranee,

2C Broad Street,

iiow York City.

Bear Sir:

Replying to your favor of the ninth
instant, in regard to the situation of the Raison
Ore Rilling Company, I beg to say that tide Company
is out of existence, the patontB upon which it was
Based were not sustained in the Sourts.

Yours very. truly.

Assistant to Mr. Edison.

AuguBt 22nd, 1916.

Ha-*™

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Mr. Thomas A. Edison,

Laboratory,

Vest Orange, H.J.

sir!-

The writer was associated with Mr. James B. Ballantyne
in the Dunderland Iron Ore project in Norway a few years ago.
When Mr. Ballantyne returned to America a few yearB ago he
called at my house, and after dinner Bald that he expected to
be engaged with yourself. I beg to inquire if Mr. Ballantyne
is still with you, or if you can give me his address.

Yours truly,

J.C. Wait's office,

Woolworth Building,
Hew York.

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Mr. W. H. MeadoworOft,
Edison Laboratory,
Orange, N. J.

December Twenty-Second,
Nineteen Hundred
And Sixteen.

Dear MR. Meadoworoft*

As arrangements stand at present, I

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